Parody

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!

|ByMATHILDA THIS IS HELL-ER
Rejoice! New immigrants now have more native bureaucracy to make them feel at home.
Eretz Nehederet parodies Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, February 4, 2026.

Iran’s supreme leader tells Eretz Nehederet he’s bored of bingeing TV in his bunker

Eretz Nehederet shifted focus from Trump to a bunker-bound Khamenei, mocking Iran-US tensions, Israeli defense systems, and domestic politics amid mounting war anxiety.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Purim Shpiel: Itamar Ben-Gvir voted Israel's Sexiest Man Alive

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

|BySHIR PERPLEXED
An illustrative image of a bowl of Fruit Loops and milk.

'For This We Left Egypt?': A humorous parody Haggadah for Passover - review

As an affectionate parody, For This We Left Egypt? is full of jokes. Not every attempt at Haggadah humor works, but there are a few zingers worth repeating in this belated book review.

|ByBRIAN BLUM

Jewish a cappella group celebrates Hanukkah with Taylor Swift medley

The latest Hanukkah parody video from Jewish a cappella group Six13 is based on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByBROOKE SARAH BORDEN
Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

BBC parody skit slams anti-Israel bias, goes viral

Yuval Semmo, playing a BBC reporter, says he is reporting from the “illegal colony of Tel Aviv" and praises Hamas as “the most credible not terrorist organization in the world.”

OCTOBER 28, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Liat Harlev (left) and Yuval Semmo (right) in their viral sketch about the BBC.

Israeli asks ChatGPT to write 'South Park' episode on judicial reform crisis

The plot of South Park episode parodying the judicial reform crisis features with Cartman as Benjamin Netanyahu, Butters as Sara Netanyahu and Kenny as Bezalel Smotrich.

APRIL 11, 2023ByWALLA! CULTURE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the popular US comedy series South Park.

Purim Shpiel: Palestinians to legal reform protesters: 'Day of Rage' is ours

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByKHALED ABU GHOSH
Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Purim Shpiel: Israel has over 4m. cats amid meows for binational state

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByGREEN PAY CASH MAN
CATS REPRESENTING a diverse cross-section of the population demonstrate outside the Knesset for a state of their own. (Israel Make Shalom)

Purim Shpiel: Israelis enter mikveh clothed to protest Kotel modesty law

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByZVIKA PICK
BRAZEN WOMEN pose fully clothed outside a mikveh in Safed. (Courtesy Women in the Mall)

Purim Shpiel: Regev to fix traffic by driving Tel Aviv-J’lem shuttle bus

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByJACKY TENNESSEE
MIRI REGEV gets ready to strip search commuters on her new shuttle bus. (John Paul Getty Images)

Purim Shpiel: Arye Deri appointed Israeli Supreme Court chief justice

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByMIKE PLANET
ARYE DERI, botttom center, can’t believe his good luck as he poses with his fellow Supreme Court justices. (Flashpot90)

Purim Shpiel: Anti-Netanyahu protesters storm Gaza in navigation error

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByELVIS BREWER
PROTESTERS AGAINST judicial reform reach the Gaza border fence in search of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home. (Make Israel Shalom)

Purim Shpiel: To maintain Russia's favor, Israel sends Putin a nice fruit basket

The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 16, 2022ByJACKFRUIT BANANASSEY
VLADIMIR PUTIN admires the Israeli gift taken out of Ze’ev Elkin’s paper bag