Onion on Israhell

Started by yankeedoodle, May 19, 2018, 01:56:07 AM

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yankeedoodle

Not quite, but it's a start:
The Onion's Brutal Israel Commentary Goes Beyond Satire
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzkwzy/the-onion-anti-israel-commentary-jokes

QuoteMeanwhile, on The Onion, the nation's other paper of record, this was the headline:  "IDF Soldier Recounts Harrowing, Heroic War Story Of Killing 8-Month-Old Child."  https://www.theonion.com/idf-soldier-recounts-harrowing-heroic-war-story-of-kil-1826048745

This was a shockingly brutal joke, but it fits with the satirical website's tone when it comes to Israel. In April, The Onion published "Teen On Birthright Trip Hadn't Expected To See So Many Dead Palestinians."  https://www.theonion.com/teen-on-birthright-trip-hadn-t-expected-to-see-so-many-1824265633
  On May 10, as the conflict between Israel and Iran heated up, the paper wrote a story headlined "Netanyahu Begins Calling For Israeli Return To Ancient Homeland Of Iran,"  https://www.theonion.com/netanyahu-begins-calling-for-israeli-return-to-ancient-1825925581   presumably a follow up to its May 1 article, "Netanyahu Provides Stunning New Evidence That Iranians Planned Sacking Of Babylon In 539 B.C." 
https://www.theonion.com/netanyahu-provides-stunning-new-evidence-that-iranians-1825694150

Quote"The Onion's scathing, relentless mockery of Israeli propaganda reflects a radical shift in US political discourse," journalist Glenn Greenwald of the Intercept explained in an email. "Even as recently as ten years ago, it was only a small fringe willing to denounce Israeli aggression, militarism and increasing devotion to apartheid."