PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

by Esjayda Bilyoo, pro-Palestinian activist Berkeley, February 26 – It comes down to this: you’re either with us or or you’re against us. You don’t get to ignore the need to protect Palestinian rights; the only question with any relevance ...

“Accepting anything other than total triumph, total humiliation of the disease before you drive it into the sea, would constitute betrayal.” Ramallah, February 25 – Leaders of the Palestinian national liberation movement repeated their offer offer of assistance this week ...

“The best Jews are vulnerable Jews, 100% dependent on the goodwill of others’ for their safety!” proclaims a Facebook post with hundreds of Likes and Shares by Islamists and White Supremacist users. New York, February 24 – A progressive group targeting Jewish ...

“Alternatively, making the tower itself a mosque will solve the comparative height problem.” Babylon, Land of Shin’ar, February 20 – Islamic authorities cautioned today against the completion of a planned project to construct a tower that reaches the heavens, reminding ...

“Hope I disposed of it properly; wouldn’t want it falling into the wrong hands.” Jerusalem, February 20 – Israel’s leading prophet during the latter First Temple period disclosed today his concerns that law enforcement authorities many centuries from now might ...

“No one checks because ‘Israel Bad’ drowns out all other considerations.” Jerusalem, February 19 – Failure of a restaurant customer’s attempt to con the establishment into a free meal has led him to acknowledge he underestimated the effort necessary to ...

“Could you explain exactly what the problem is here?” remarked a representative of the EU. Hebron, February 18 – A Fatah faction bursar finds himself unable to decide whether to forward the promised financial incentives to the family of a man ...

by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Truah Rabbis – The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights New York, February 17 – The Western Wall must be open to all to seek a divine connection as they see fit, except that it lies beyond ...

“There’s no way this goes sideways.” Montpelier, VT, February 13 – A lifelong politician and committed socialist vowed again today to combat the pernicious, widespread assumption that Jews enrich themselves at the expense of others, through the imposition of an ...

“Trust us academics – we’re smarter than you so you have to believe us. Have a little faith, in other words.” Cambridge, February 13 – In what numerous observer are calling a display of divine stubbornness and arrogance, the Creator ...