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News Introducing the Israeli Onion, a Satire Site for the Middle East
The headlines are shocking. Muslim women “Demand Criminalization of Fat White Men in Speedos.” The Islamic State announces “Activities for Kids in Heaven.” “Palestine to Legalize Weed, Become the ‘Occupied Holland of the Mideast.’” And following each headline is a short story — delivered in cool newsroom deadpan. Introducing Israel’s answer to the Onion, the…
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Breaking News Secret Add-On to Iran Deal May Allow Stepped-up Nuclear Production by 2027
In what reportedly is the only part of last year’s Iran nuclear deal not made public, the Islamic Republic will be able to resume key nuclear production in just over a decade. An Associated Press article published Monday said the news agency had obtained a document saying that when the restrictions are lifted, Iran will…
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Breaking News France Delays Mideast Peace Push That Israel Has Criticized
French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday an international conference due in late May in Paris to relaunch peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis had been postponed but would take place this summer. With U.S. efforts to broker a two-state accord in tatters and Washington focused on its November presidential election, Paris has lobbied countries…
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Breaking News Trump ‘Surprised’ That Israel Wants Peace Deal With Palestinians
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Israel appears more ready to make an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal than he previously believed. “From the Israeli side, they would love to see a deal,” Trump, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nod, told The New York Times in an extensive foreign policy Q&A posted over the…
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Breaking News Obama’s Lament: I Failed To Foster Mideast Peace Deal
BUENOS AIRES – President Barack Obama said he does not expect a breakthrough on Middle East peace before he leaves office and reiterated his support for a two-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians could live peacefully side by side. Speaking to students and teachers in Argentina, Obama said he expected to continue working on…
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The Schmooze Luxury Hotel Built By Mufti (Yes, That One) Named Best in Middle East
This week we learned that the grand mufti of Jerusalem gave Hitler the idea for the Final Solution — or at least that Israel’s prime minister believes that. But it turns out that Palestinian nationalist Haj Amin al-Husseini was not merely a notorious anti-Zionist and anti-Semite: He was also a talented hotel builder responsible in…
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Opinion I’m a Mizrahi Jew. Do I Count as a Person of Color?
Am I a person of color? You’d think there would be a straightforward answer to a question like that. And for a while, I thought there was. I thought the answer was yes. When I look at my grandparents — four Mizrahim, or Jews from Arab lands — I see people who were born in…
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Breaking News Vatican Formally Recognizes State of Palestine
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The agreement “aims to enhance the life and activities of the Catholic Church and its recognition at the judicial level,” said Monsignor…
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