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- al-Bassaleh - A satirical look at the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the style of The Onion, focusing on current news, events, and political leaders. Monthly updates.
www.electronicintifada.net/al-bassaleh
- Arabs Slyly Building Wall Around Israel - Satirizing Israel's construction of security walls and ditches on its borders.
www.satirewire.com/briefs/wall.shtml
- Bush Calls For Mideast Truce So U.S. Can Attack Iraq - Depicting the reaction to Sharon and Arafat to a complaint from Bush that their conflict is interfering with his ability to gain Arab support for an invasion of Iraq.
www.satirewire.com/briefs/truce.shtml
- Bush Lays Out Tough Terms for Palestine To Make World Cup by 2006 - Describing the promise that, if numerous preconditions are met, a provisional state of Palestine might qualify for participation in soccer's World Cup, and reactions from Arab leaders.
www.satirewire.com/news/june02/palestine.shtml
- Crazed Palestinian Gunman Angered By Stereotypes - Depicting an extremist as befuddled by the stereotyping of his people, even as he acts the part.
www.theonion.com/onion3108/crazedgunman.html
- Festival premiere for film on strife in Israel - Describing a scathing satire on both Israeli and Palestinian culture, in the form of an animated short film, considered too controvercial for show in either Israel or its Arab neighbors.
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,773083,00.html
- God Re-Floods Middle East - A mock news story detailing how the Lord Almighty set aside the "Rainbow Covenant" and re-flooded the Middle East, making good on a threat to wipe the region clean if there was not an immediate halt to the bloodshed between Arabs and Jews.
www.theonion.com/onion3816/god_re-floods_middle_east.html
- More More More Israel-Palestinian War - Editorial cartoons on violence in the Middle East, ranging from the neutral to the wildly biased, collected from around the world.
cagle.slate.msn.com/news/Mideast0203/main.asp
- Northern Irish, Serbs, Hutus Granted Homeland In West Bank - Proposal for the establishment of Ethniklashistan, a multinational haven in the occupied West Bank that will serve as a new homeland for Irish Protestants, Hutus, Serbs, and other troubled groups.
www.theonion.com/onion3723/west_bank.html
- Oleg Cartoon Archive - Gallery of editorial cartoons from a perspective sympathetic to Israel.
www.gamla.org.il/english/oleg/index.htm
- Only in Israel: Ironies add touch of humor, sadness - Anecdotes revealing the ironies of life in Israel.
www.jewishsf.com/bk001215/sfasolidaritynotebook.shtml
- Palestinians Show Link Between The U.S. And Israeli Terror - Satirizing U.S. support and arms shipments to Israel, and Israel's use of force against Palestinians, by describing them in the same manner the Bush and Sharon Administrations speak of the Palestinians.
www.zmag.org/content/Mideast/hermansatire.cfm
- Sharon, Arafat Walk Off Set of "Israel" - Portraying Sharon and Arafat as actors on a television show, disgusted by the absurd lines and actions scriptwriters foist upon them.
www.satirewire.com/news/feb02/israel.shtml
- Sometimes, when I sleep at night, I think of 'Hop on Pop' - Depicting George Bush as having an epiphany on how to solve the conflict in the Middle East, inspired by Dr. Seuss.
www.satirewire.com/news/april02/hoponpop.shtml
- The new `In thy blood, live' government (Explanatory notes and operating instructions) - Satirizing the government of Israel as being anything but a well-oiled machine.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=195314
- U.S. Drops Cats Into Belgium - The Bush Administration declares that it is not in fact confused and incoherent on the Middle East conflict, announcing that it is actively parachuting cats into Belgium.
www.satirewire.com/briefs/belgium.shtml
- Welcome to Palestine - A mock travel brochure produced by Steven Feuerstein of Not In My Name, illustrating how Barak's 'Camp David' offer fell far short of offering the Palestinian people a viable state. [PDF Format]
www.junity.org/resources/Welcome_To_Palestine.pdf
- Who's sorry now? A scenario - Presenting a scenario where, following the destruction of a London skyscraper and a series of suicide bombings across France, France and England behave in the present manner of Israel and the United States.
www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=180885
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