By Mark D. Zimmerman SAN DIEGO — With little recent progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, many Israelis and Palestinians are focusing on people-to-people (P2P) approaches between the two communities, with a goal of promoting understanding and cooperation “on the ground.” One NGO (non-profit) that has taken this approach and has […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireA Pet-tition to the Rabbis of Elad By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO−While lying on the rug in my owner’s room, I glanced at his computer and noticed a news story about the ultra-orthodox rabbis of Elad issuing the following edict: “We have heard and have seen that lately, a serious
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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireA Racist True or False Quiz By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump tweeted today, “I don’t have a Racist bone in my body!” True: He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body. He has a racist mind, mouth, and political instincts. As far as bones go, he does have racist skeletons in his closet.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — American financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested earlier this month on child sex trafficking charges. After an early career as a teacher, Epstein became an options trader at Bear Stearns, eventually becoming a partner before going out on his own and building a highly successful financial consulting firm.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump is still determined to help Jews make Tisha B’Av, the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar, “fun again.” He’s reintroduced that slogan, first offered a year ago, this time with examples of how he would accomplish the goal. It’s part of Trump’s just-introduced reelection campaign strategy, to
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireIn Memory of Bob Hope Who Entertained the Troops Rather Than Vice Versa By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Tanks for the memory Of military pomp Funded by the swamp. The greatest event for the one percent. It was quite a romp. How bigly it was. Tanks for the memory Of Lincoln sitting there. Silent
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatirePresidential Patriotic Songs for the 4th of July By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump knew that most people didn’t want him to politicize his 4th of July address at the Lincoln Memorial. Instead, he planned to change the lyrics to a number of the patriotic songs that will be sung at his “Salute to America.”
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireTrump’s Diary: “How I Brought Peace to Asia” By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−I, the President, have just returned from my trip to Japan and Korea. I was supposed to practice diplomacy, but I’m so good at it, I don’t have to practice. I treated it like a reunion with great friends like MBS, Xi Jinping,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Still angry over an aide coughing while he was answering a television correspondent’s question, President Trump has contracted with an Israeli company for a system to repress natural body noises in the Oval Office. The company, Sha Shtil (“Shh, quiet”) Research, Ltd., headquartered near Tel Aviv, is regarded
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireDebates Updates By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−On the first night, Beto O’Rourke, Julián Castro, and Cory Booker briefly spoke in Spanish to woo Latino voters. On the second night, moderator José Díaz-Balart posed his question to Pete Buttigieg in Spanish who replied in kind. This threw Pete off his initial plan to answer one question
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Jared Kushner is heading to a two-day conference in Bahrain where he will be attempting to gain support for the Trump administration’s Israel/Palestinian peace plan. However, neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority will be attending the meeting. Kushner will be presenting only economic proposals of support for Palestinians, which
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireHit the Road Juan (tune: Hit the Road Jack) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Today is World Refugee Day. To protest the event, President Trump commissioned the following song. It will be premiered after his speech at the celebration [campaign rally] he is holding at the Lincoln Memorial on July 4th. * Hit the road Juan
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Target was in the news this past weekend, as a major computer glitch caused the checkout registers in almost all of their stores around the world to stop working. Target has found themselves in the middle of some controversies within the Jewish community in the past. In
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Weekly Teeter By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−The Democratic National Committee winnowed down the field of its presidential candidates to twenty to participate in two debates of ten at a time. The DNC has decided to hold the debates on the old set of Hollywood Squares enabling each candidate to have a bathroom break while
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