Satire

‘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.

OMER ETZION, acting as US President Donald Trump on Eretz Nehederet.
 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

 Gavin 'the grumpy' unicorn leading the unicorn squadron volunteering for Israeli Air Force operations.

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


Unkosher weapon: 'LARD missile' mistakenly promoted by Israel

A pigheaded mistake was made when the IDF called a naval interceptor "LARD" instead of "LRAD."

 A new LRAD interceptor is launched from a Sa'ar 6-class corvette.

My Word: What’s happened to Winnie-the-Pooh and the world

The Frake-Waterfield version could be called (or spelled) Winnie-the-S**t. The bear who is always “rumbly” in his “tumbly,” is causing a very different type of stomach ache.

 VISITORS WEARING face masks and Winnie-the-Pooh costumes are seen outside Tokyo Disneyland in  February 2020. The affable bear is being turned into a serial killer now that Disney no longer controls the rights.

First Israeli Comedy Festival celebrates satirist Ephraim Kishon

The festival, initiated by the Incubator Theater and members of the Kishon family, is due to run at seven venues across Jerusalem from August 21-27.

 EPHRAIM KISHON achieved global fame for his literary, theatrical and cinematic work.

Joshua Cohen takes on ‘The Netanyahus’ in Pulitzer-winning work

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer is one of the big names at this year’s Writers Festival.

 AMERICAN AUTHOR Joshua Cohen discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning book ‘The Netanyahus’ at the festival.

Joshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Reviews were largely positive for the novel; The Guardian called it “a comic historical fantasia."

 American author Joshua Cohen is seen at the Coop Ambasciatori bookshop in Bologna, Italy, September 5, 2019.

Jewish Teaneck, NJ paper apologizes for joke on IDF shooting Palestinians

The article in question played on the term "shot" also being used for the COVID-19 vaccine, and was published as part of the Purim satire section.

A Palestinian worker is given the coronavirus vaccine by Magen David Adom.

Satirical video of 'stranded Trump supporter' goes viral

President Trump's niece Mary Trump tweeted about comedian Blaire Erskine's viral video where she portrayed a Trump supporter waiting for busses in the cold after a Trump rally.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds his first re-election campaign rally in several months in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Borat is back, and fits right into today’s chaos

Borat is back and not a moment too soon.

SACHA BARON COHEN appears in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ a sequel to his 2006 comedy, ‘Borat.’

Gaza comedian creates a satirical video against Netanyahu in Hebrew

The video clip addresses various issues on the Israeli agenda, including Netanyahu's legal situation, the weekly Balfour protests directed against him, and his policy against Hamas.

Demonstrators protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister official residence in Jerusalem on July 18, 2020.

Swedish police seize books criticizing Sweden's collaboration with Nazis

The entire stock of 'This is a Swedish Tiger' was seized in a dawn raid of the publisher's offices.

The Swedish flag is seen at Gamla Stan, the Old City of Stockholm, Sweden, May 7, 2017.