Satire

The deal of the millennia: Like acne, peace is breaking out across the Middle East - opinion

The lion is not eating the lamb, but sitting down at the table together with the lamb, piled with burgers and fries alongside Persian kotlet and Ghormeh Sabzi.

|ByJONATHAN FELDSTEIN
HOLD ON to your turbans: Trump has threatened to take on a Persian diet and eat kotlet every day.
Rejoice! New immigrants now have more native bureaucracy to make them feel at home.

Purim Shpiel: Israel adds 300 new forms to aliyah process

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

|ByMATHILDA THIS IS HELL-ER
OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.

‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan

As it seems possible that a US attack on Iran may lead to another Iranian attack on Israel, there’s very little any of us can do except stock up on groceries and try to laugh about it all.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Shani Cohen portrays an Iranian news anchor on Eretz Nehederet, June 19, 2025.

Eretz Nehederet finds the funny amid the falling missiles

Host Eyal Kitzis was full of his usual befuddled energy in a broadcast that poked fun at virtually every aspect of the new and terrifying reality Israelis have been struggling with for the past week.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Purim Shpiel: The Shin Bet housewives of Caesarea: Guns, gossip, and government secrets

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 14, 2025ByOHAD GANDALF
At the food truck in the port of Caesarea

Purim Shpiel: Revealed: The secret unicorn squadron behind Israel’s air superiority - interview

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 14, 2025ByYONACORN JEREMY BOB
Gavin 'the grumpy' unicorn leading the unicorn squadron volunteering for Israeli Air Force operations.

Purim Shpiel: Knesset debates a judicial reform that no one remembers passing

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 14, 2025ByMICHAEL ASTERISK
Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman is seen gesturing in apparent confusion in what is, surprisingly, a 100% genuine and unaltered photo.

Purim Shpiel: First resident of Trump Towers in Gaza? Yair Netanyahu

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 14, 2025ByAFTERNOON YOUNG
A billboard is seen among the destroyed ruins of the Gaza Strip, proudly displaying incoming resident Yair Netanyahu as a marketing stunt.

Purim Shpiel: Netanyahu asks for health delay in trial, finishes Tiberias Marathon in record time

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 14, 2025ByKERB HEINON
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, while officially severely ill and needing to delay his trial, is seen breaking records at the Tiberias Marathon in a feat of incredible athleticism. Yeah, that adds up.

‘Eretz Nehederet’ returns with sharp satire on Trump, Netanyahu, and Zelensky

After a somber break, Eretz Nehederet returns with sharp satire on Trump, Zelensky, and Netanyahu, delivering much-needed laughs to Israeli viewers.

MARCH 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Trump's wheel of fate on Eretz Nehederet, March 5, 2025.

Not transfer, 'Trumps-fer': Eretz Nehederet parodies Trump's plan to turn Gaza into a luxury resort

Trump's Gaza population transfer plan gets a hilarious makeover on Eretz Nehederet, complete with cruise ships, casinos, and 'Arabs-free' zones.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
A still from the Eretz Nehederet sketch on "Trumpsfer", February 2025.

Candace Owens goes off on the 'Babylonian Talmudic Bee'

“It’s just very obvious they are worshipping Israel,” Owens said of the site. “That they base their jokes on people who don’t worship Israel and Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.”

JANUARY 7, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Candace Owens, conservative political commentator, speaks on stage during "Turning Point's The Peoples Convention" on June 14, 2024 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.

Fly the friendly skies – of Gaza! - satire

SATIRE: Woke Airlines has decided to inaugurate flights from all over the world to Gaza!

DECEMBER 16, 2024BySTEWART WEISS
‘RIBBONS OF Return,’ 2024. A warplane streaks across the sky above a graveyard of cars, remnants of the massacre. The plane crafts a ‘Bring them home’ ribbon in the sky.

The Kishon look: The third annual Israeli Comedy Festival

The third annual Israeli Comedy Festival casts a quizzical eye on local developments.

AUGUST 12, 2024ByBARRY DAVIS
Anti-aging takes an unblinkered look at ambition, dreams, and generational gaps.