This year Latma, the Hebrew-language satirical media satire site I run did something a little different for Passover than we did in previous years. We produced an English-language version of a rap song by the Israeli band Subliminal. It is a song of our heroic Israeli soldiers to the world, in the spirit of Passover and Jewish history and freedom.…
Last week on the Tribal Update, the satirical newscast produced every week by Latma, (www.latma.co.il) the Hebrew-language satirical media criticism website I run, we interviewed Prime MInister Binyamin Netanyahu and discussed with him his preparations for President Obama’s visit. Here’s the show! And here is our content editor Avishai Ivri’s show “A Hebrew’s Word from last week.
The Tribal Update from February 28 focused on two issues. First, that week the Israeli media continued its active agitation regarding the commencement of a Palestinian terror war. We present the rationale for their approach. Second the last week of February saw George Galloway walk off the stage at Oxford University in the middle of a debate about Israel because…
Hi everyone, So sorry I have disappeared for the past several weeks. I’ve been working around the clock on my book. Almost done. But now I want to try to make up for lost time. What follows are Latma’s Tribal Updates from the last few weeks. I’m posting our fantastic Passover clip separately, because it just came out yesterday. Yes,…
The Tribal Update from March 8 discussed two main issues. We brought you a behind the scenes look on the story behind the stories of violent attacks by Israelis against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. We also present the future of the EU’s valiant fight for truth, justice and the German way! Here’s the entire episode. And here’s the clip…
This week on the Tribal Update, the satirical webcast produced weekly by Latma, the Hebrew-language satirical media criticism website I run, we bring you a behind the scenes look at how Obama and his advisers arrived at their decision to have the President visit Israel next month. We also bring you an interview with EU representative Johann Phlegmat who discusses…
Earlier this month NGO Monitor released its report on foreign government funding of radical political Israeli NGOs which work to undermine Israel’s international standing and subvert Israeli society. Along with the usual European suspects who give millions of shekels (or Euros or pounds) to Israeli groups like this, it works out that the US government is also funding extremely radical organizations, courtesy…
In the latest episode of the Tribal Update, the weekly satirical news broadcast produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language satirical website I run, we present an inside look at Iran’s sophisticated aerospace industry in an interview with Captain Kirkian, the Captain of Iran’s Starship Gondiprise. We also bring you an interview with the Israeli director of the Oscar-nominee for best documentary…
Former Senator Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama’s nominee for US Defense Secretary will likely get confirmed by the Senate today when his appointment comes up for a vote. Hagel supports US engagement with Hamas. He also allegedly receivedmoney from a Hamas-associated organization. In all the verbiage we are exposed to everyday, sometimes it is hard to understand the significance of positions like this.…
Gee, Obama’s visit here is sure to be fun. Can’t wait to see him here in Al Quds.