Singing refugees from Tel Aviv and Bibi’s daily routine


This week on the Tribal Update, the television on internet media satire show produced weekly by Latma, we give musical consideration to the plight of residents of south Tel Aviv. There, the neighborhoods are being taken over by illegal migrants from Africa.    Here’s the clip of the song.       We also bring you a behind the scenes…

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Democracy strikes back


Last Thursday, in an address before the Association for Public Law’s annual conference at the Dead Sea, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch launched an unhinged attack on the Knesset and the government.   Beinisch accused Israel’s elected officials of “inciting against the judges” through their proposed legislation that would place minimal constraints on judicial power.   In her words, “For…

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An ally no more


With vote tallies in for Egypt’s first round of parliamentary elections in it is abundantly clear that Egypt is on the fast track to becoming a totalitarian Islamic state. The first round of voting took place in Egypt’s most liberal, cosmopolitan cities. And still the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists received more than 60 percent of the vote. Run-off elections…

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Good news from Berkeley!


  Berkeley’s Jewish Student Union denied membership to J Street U. Great going guys. And gut shabbos!   From JWeekly.com:   U.C. Berkeley’s Jewish Student Union includes groups such as Challah for Hunger, Bears for Israel and the Jewish Business Association.   J Street U will not be joining them.   At a Nov. 16 general meeting, the union voted…

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The real war in Iran


  Something is happening in Iran. Forces are in motion. But what is happening? And who are the forces that are on the move? Since this week’s bombing in Isfahan, the world media is rife with speculation that the war with Iran over its nuclear weapons program has begun. But if the war has begun, who is fighting it? What…

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Crime pays


Tony Kushner wins $100,000 for being an anti-Israel activist.  See here.   Oh, and B’Tselem shares anti-Israel award with terrorists.   But at least the Washington Post thinks Israel is terrible for trying to cut off foreign governmental funding to anti-Israel Israeli-registered NGOs.  

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Calling things by their proper names


Next month, America’s long campaign in Iraq will come to an end with the departure of the last US forces from the country.   Amazingly, the approaching withdrawal date has fomented little discussion in the US. Few have weighed in on the likely consequences of President Barack Obama’s decision to withdraw on the US’s hard won gains in that country.…

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The Arab times they are a-changin’


This week on the Tribal Update, Latma’s weekly television-on-Internet news satire show we bring you a special English language song in honor of the burgeoning Arab Spring. It is performed by  members of the Arab Spring Choir including Halil Majnoun, the Egyptian Minister of Conspiracy Theories, Adel Hraimeh, Libyan rebel leader and Tawil Fadiha, the Palestinian Minister of Uncontrollable Rage.…

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