Satire

Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival

A young man wearing a kippah confronted organizers and Tel Aviv Cinematheque CEO Tomer Cohen. They said he tore down and damaged parts of the exhibition before attempting to flee.

Cartoon showing Moses saying, "Don't they teach  this commandment at yeshivas?" and holding a tablet that says, "Thou shalt not vandalize cartoons," created in response to the incident.
CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

An "Iran war participation trophy" installation, placed by the protest group The Secret Handshake, is seen on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 13, 2026.

Secret Handshake art collective mocks Trump with National Mall installation

(L-R) Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the Michael Rubin REFORM Alliance Casino Night Event on September 13, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Aliyah org. challenges Trump, Ivanka, Kushner: Move to Israel, show Iran deal worth it - exclusive


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.

Israel to hold elections every five months

JROAST Purim Spoof: . “I’m happy to stay interim prime minister forever, and the people will be fine with it too!"

Illustration of  voting notes in the Israeli general elections on March 02, 2020.

Social media sites block satirical rap video in Singapore

The expletive-laced video by an ethnic Indian comedy duo was made in response to an advertisement in which a Chinese actor portrayed different races by darkening his skin and wearing a hijab

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Lovers of Jewish humor will mourn closing of Yiddish-infused 'Mad' magazine

'Mad' was famous for attacking sacred cows and poking fun at hypocrites in every sector of society, including politicians and entertainers, with an outsider’s glee and sense of having nothing to lose

Festival special guest Sam Viviano has been art director of ‘Mad’ magazine for over 18 years

PURIM PARODY: This Weak - Tourist returns stone from the Western Wall

Satirical news by The Jerusalem Post reporters in honor of the upside down holiday of Purim.

(SATIRE) A 17-ton Herodian rock stolen from the Western Wall during the Mandate period is finally on its way home.