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Avi does the Holy Land (screenshot)

WATCH: The settlers’ secret to coexistence in the West Bank

Israeli settlers often claim the West Bank is a model of peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews. Avi traveled to the settlements to find out how things came to be so good. By +972 Magazine Staff Israeli settlers often boast that the West Bank is a model of peaceful coexistence. There is more to the…

By +972 Magazine May 3, 2018

COMIC: When you hear good news in Israel-Palestine

By Noam Rabinovich

By +972 Magazine April 20, 2018

COMIC: A match made in heaven

By Noam Rabinovich

By +972 Magazine March 13, 2018

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Senator Chuck Schumer speaks to the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC, March 5, 2018. (Courtesy of AIPAC)

Chuck Schumer thinks there’s no peace because Palestinians don’t believe in Torah

Which begs the question, instead of pointless negotiations, should Washington embark on a mass proselytizing program? Senator Chuck Schumer, arguably the top ranking Democrat in the United States right now, believes that there is no peace between Israel and Palestine because — well, because the Palestinians don’t believe in the Torah. Speaking at the AIPAC…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man March 7, 2018

COMIC: Evenings at the Netanyahu residence these days

Corruption scandal after corruption scandal are thinning out the prime minister’s Rolodex. By Noam Rabinovich

By +972 Magazine February 28, 2018

Alleged Ambassador Michael Oren expresses cynicism about something-or-other at the Knesset, June 27, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Is Michael Oren a ‘real’ person?

The alleged former ambassador has made numerous statements and claims recently that cast serious doubts on the veracity of his existence as a real person – most recently, news that he initiated a parliamentary inquiry into whether Ahed Tamimi’s family is ‘real.’ (Satire) For the past two years, +972 Magazine has been conducting a secret…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 24, 2018

COMIC: How the West Bank was won

By Noam Rabinovich

By +972 Magazine January 12, 2018

Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C., February 10, 2011. (Gage Skidmore)

Exclusive: Leaked copy of Donald Trump’s speech at Masada

Donald Trump is set to arrive in Israel in just under two weeks, and reportedly wants to deliver a major speech at Masada. A draft of the speech was leaked in advance, and we are pleased to publish it here. Obtained by Idan Landau What a tremendous view! I’m sure the Jews had a fantastic…

By +972 Magazine May 10, 2017

The Palestinian guide to dealing with racist compliments from Israelis

Intentions be damned, when many Jewish Israelis meet Palestinians even their compliments come out laced with passive-aggressive racism half the time. A comprehensive guide for Palestinians. There isn’t a single Palestinian citizen of Israel who isn’t familiar with the phenomenon. It can happen in the middle of a conversation, during a cigarette break at work,…

By Rami Younis April 14, 2017

Kuzu Netanyahu snub (Screenshot)

WATCH: Dutch MP refuses to shake Netanyahu’s hand

‘Oh, okay,’ the Israeli prime minister responds to snub by breakaway former Labour MP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of his efforts to, in his words, “instill gradually” in Europe the idea that Israel is “preventing the spread of radical Islamic terrorism.” According to press releases from the Prime Minister’s…

By +972 Magazine September 7, 2016

Erel Margalit selfie on a plane (Facebook)

Israeli politician says Israel is ‘Fourth World’ — for the stupidest reason imaginable

Erel Margalit, a loud-mouthed Israeli member of Knesset from the Labor Party, drew the ire of the internet on Thursday with a Facebook post in which he described Israel as a Fourth World country. Margalit wasn’t referring to the fact that Israel has the highest child poverty rate among all OECD countries. He wasn’t referring…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man June 2, 2016

Netanyahu and the Mufti memes, part deux

From The Simpsons, to Seinfeld to Joe Biden, Israelis keep poking fun at their prime minister for his comments earlier this week, in which he seemingly absolving Hitler of responsibility for the Holocaust. (See part one.) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shocked a good part of the population of earth when he seemingly absolved Adolf…

By +972 Magazine October 22, 2015

Illustrative photo of nuclear war (Shutterstock.com)

Israeli website: 77 must-do activities before Iran kills us all

After the Iran deal, Israel’s days are surely numbered. So before the nuclear holocaust descends upon us, one Israeli website is suggesting you break out your bucket list and start checking things off. The result is funnier than you might think. Like many other societies embroiled in protracted violent conflict, Israel is known for a…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man July 15, 2015