Monthly Archives : November 2012

The man who can beat Bibi


This week in the Tribal Update, the satirical newscas produced every week by Latma the Hebrew-language satirical media criticism website I run we bring you the Israeli Left’s new grand plan to defeat Netanyahu in the coming elections. We also present a behind-the-scenes view of Yair Lapid’s campaign commercials. Finally we expose how the Israel Electric Company managed to lose…

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J Street’s hour has arrived


From PJM’s Tatler:   Today, J Street executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami sent an email to supporters with the subject line “ASTOUNDING.” All 49 House incumbents endorsed by the PAC were re-elected. All seven of the J Street Senate candidates were elected, including Democrats Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, Martin Heinrich in New Mexico, and Tim Kaine in Virginia. J Street’s challengers…

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Obama and the politics of contempt


  “Your first time shouldn’t be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy.”   So begins the now famous official Barack Obama for President campaign ad that was released last week. The ad depicts a young woman named Lena Dunham, who is apparently a celebrity among Americans in their teens and 20s.   After that…

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The Israeli Left’s Comeback Strategy


This week on the Tribal Update, the weekly satirical newscast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language satirical media critcism website I run, we bring you Haaretz’ “Ziron Levy” receiving an award from the EU for his groundbreaking work in imaginary journalism “exposing” Israeli racism.   We also bring you our commentator Flock Builder discussing the Left’s brilliant strategy for defeating the…

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