Satire

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!

Rejoice! New immigrants now have more native bureaucracy to make them feel at home.
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

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

Eretz Nehederet finds the funny amid the falling missiles

 At the food truck in the port of Caesarea

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


Parody rabbi X account tricked UN Rapporteur Albanese on invite to speak on 'morality of infada'

Goldstein said on X that the UN official initially agreed to speak on campus "but when the encampments were broken up and the honorarium dried up, she backed out."

 Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a press conference following a meeting with Egyptian delegations to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo. April 25, 2024.

'Stranger Things' Gelman guests on 'Eretz Nehederet'

Since the outbreak of the war, Gelman has visited Israel and condemned the Hamas massacre, supporting Israel on social media and at the march in Washington, DC in November. 

Brett Gelman appears on 'Eretz Nehederet.'

IDF spox. publishes bedtime story about 'the sin of Sinwar'

A book held by the IDF spokesperson included a short description stressing that Sinwar "left Gaza to face her fate alone."

 Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas terrorist movement, gestures on stage during a rally in Gaza City. May 24, 2021.

Israeli satire show pokes fun at BBC in new skit featuring Yahya Sinwar interview

Israel’s longest-running political satire program, "Eretz Nehederet," has tackled issues regarding the war with what the director calls an "old Jewish secret: laughing in the face of death."

 Israel’s longest-running political satire program, Eretz Nehederet, pokes fun at BBC coverage with a mock interview of Hamas leaer Yahya Sinwar.

'Dream Big, Laugh Often': Biblical advice with playful, graphic art - review

Hanoch Piven is a great satirist. Now, he brings his lampooning skills to a book about the Bible.

 David and Goliath

'Blink if you are safe' - Israel mocks Iranian FM for tweeting unicorn emoji

The Twitter account for Israel's embassy in Belgium replied: "Maybe he's just a @noakirel fan? #Eurovision2023," a nod to the Israeli pop-star's song  ״Unicorn."

 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Zehu Ze! comedy group set to receive honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan U

The members of Zehu Ze! began performing together on the government broadcasting channel in 1978 and continued until 1998, then returning during the pandemic.

 ‘ZEHU ZE!’ actors Moni Moshonov, Dov Glickman, Shlomo Bar-Aba, Avi Kushnir and Gidi Gov appear earlier this year.

Israel's Smotrich joins in on mirth surrounding his English in the US

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich delivered his first ever speech in English in the US this week and had trouble pronouncing some words.

 BEZALEL SMOTRICH – facing global and Israeli outrage, he is trying to whitewash his tracks by making ludicrous claims that he meant something entirely different than what he said, according to the writer.

Shin Bet and Mossad set up Valentine's Day date

The conversation begins with the Shin Bet asking the Mossad out on a Valentine's Day date. Planning the date, however, proves complicated. 

Mishi Valentine's Day chocolates

GOAT tops the 2023 banished words list

The survey received over 1,500 entries of words and terms that should be banished for misuse, overuse and uselessness. 

 Random words.