PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

They reacted with open-mouthed awe at the scale at which Hamas commits deadly violence aimed at securing infusions of cash from Qatar via Israel. New York, May 7 – Leading figures in the city’s organized crime underworld expressed admiration and ...

By Wafa Shtayyeh, Hamas wife and mother Shuja’iyya Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip – Honey, I know you love when we break out the special missiles with the sleek design, but you know we only use those when special people are ...

“It’s encouraging that Hamas appears to be looking beyond victory at what actual policy looks like in the absence of their lifelong enemy.” Gaza City, May 1 – Military planners of the Islamist movement that governs this territory conducted a missile test ...

“Can you imagine what would have happened to me if I’d rendered assistance without an adequate search of the guy’s Twitter, and it turned out he had liked a tweet by someone who has been insufficiently vehement in denouncing unenthusiastic ...

He suggested Zionists lie behind the attempt to contaminate public discourse with notions of accountability, democracy, and fiduciary propriety. Ramallah, May 1 – The Palestinian president voiced indignance today ahead of a conference on his administration’s financial situation that anyone could ...

Gabbay intends to ride out the 21st Knesset by attracting as little attention as possible and quietly leaving politics. Tel Aviv, April 30 – The leader of one of Israel’s once-great political parties, now at a nadir in its representation, ...

“Tel Aviv is a wonderful city – a great place to visit, you might say.” Jerusalem, April 29 – Prominent members of Israel’s cultural and political scenes urged their brethren living in one of the Mediterranean’s most thriving, luxurious  cities ...

“And boom, so to speak, large numbers of people direct sympathy toward those who are not only non-Muslim, but victims of violence by Muslims. It’s going to take some time to digest this.” Washington, April 24 – Waves of empathy ...

By Shir Dimensha, Professor of Comparative Literature New York, April 17 – The quantity of self-identifying progressives in our society has grown steadily in recent decades, in volume if not absolute numbers, but the best way to demonstrate one’s seriousness ...

Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner disclosed yesterday that the deal will be released in June. Ramallah, April 18 – Anticipation of US President Donald Trump’s long-awaited peace plan for the Middle East has prompted various interested parties to make ...