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The 12 Funniest ‘King Of Israel’ Tweets, Because If We Don’t Laugh We’ll Cry

This morning, the American president indirectly called himself “the king of Israel.”

This morning Sean Spicer, a man who once claimed that Hitler did not use gas chambers, announced that he would be going on a dance-based reality show.

There also appears to be something going on with Greenland.

Being alive and being Jewish right now is enough to give you vertigo. With one hand, we’re packing a bag — and with the other, we’re tweeting jokes. Here are a few of our favorites:

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Jenny Singer is the deputy life/features editor for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny

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