This week on the Tribal Update, the weekly satirical newscast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language media satire site I run, we bring you an intimate look at the anxieties of Israeli reservists caught in the cross-hairs of peaceful Palestinian protesters. We also bring you the woes of national lottery winners and much much more. Enjoy the show! …
Works out that led by Ambassador Boaz Modai, the Israeli Embassy in Dublin has finally taken its “kick me” sign off its backside and decided to give the Irish anti-Semites a piece of our mind. And for their efforts, of course, our intrepid representatives in the land of St. Patrick have raised the hackles not only of the Irish,…
Many in the American Jewish community are aghast to discover that President Obama is planning to appoint former Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as Defense Secretary. If you want the skinny on how Hagel has come to be known as one of the few ferociously anti-Israel senators in the past generation, Carl from Jerusalem at Israel Matzav provides it. …
I was away this weekend so a bit late, here is this week’s Tribal Update, the satirical newscast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language, satirical media criticism website I run. In this week’s episode, we bring you a behind-the-scenes look at the productive genius behind Israeli Hanukah festivities. We also provide a poignant, intimate look at European shock and…
This week on the Tribal Update the weekly satirical newscast produced by Latma, the satirical Hebrew-language media criticism website I run, we tip our hats to the Great North, Canada for standing by Israel at the UN. (Don’t worry Czechs, and Micronesians, we love you too…). We bring you the Palestinian Minister of Uncontrollable Rage, Tawil Fadiha presenting the…
This week on the Tribal Update, the satirical newscast produced every week by Latma, we bring you into the office of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi for a behind-the-scenes look at his receipt of a letter from President Barack Obama. We also present an analysis of the results of the Likud primaries and we bring you story hour about the man…
With the nations of Europe and the rest of the world lining up to support the PLO bid to receive non-member state status at the UN General Assembly, it is worth noting two anniversaries of related but forgotten events. Of course, everyone knows the obvious anniversary – Nov. 29, 1947 was the day the UN General Assembly passed…
This week’s Tribal Update the weekly satirical newscast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language satirical media criticism website I run was written and filmed before the wonderful ceasefire Wednesday night. But it is still relevant and hilarious now. We bring you Max Damage from the BBC explaining the BBC’s definition of Israel’s right to defend itself. We bring you our favorite…
The cease-fire agreement that Israel accepted Wednesday night to end the current round of Palestinian rocket and missile attacks is not a good deal for Israel by any stretch of the imagination. At best, Israel and Hamas are placed on the same moral plane. The cease-fire erases the distinction between Israel, a peace-seeking liberal democracy that wants simply to…
I’ve been on the road for the past several days and out of the loop so to speak. I just got home last night. I read a blog post by Jonathan Tobin from Commentary today where I discovered that the post-Zionist poster boy of the American Jewish left Peter Beinart is now accusing Israel’s non-Jewish supporters of being anti-Semites. Beinart you…