PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

“It’s not the same, persecuting Copts,” observed Aiwil Qillemal, 80. Baghdad, November 30 – Community elders throughout the Muslim Middle East voiced wistfulness today at the realization that present and future generations in their countries will never know the pleasure ...

Whoever votes in favor of such a delay will carry an air of dickishness for the duration of the legislative session. Jerusalem, November 30 – The Knesset Legislative Committee voted unanimously today to postpone a plenum vote on a bill ...

“It’s a total enigma,” remarked Hedda Pmyass, a professor of comparative religion at Columbia University. New York, December 1 – In the wake of yet another Islamist attack this week, religion experts are still scratching heir heads over the possible ...

Experts are divided on both the authenticity of the reports and the wisdom of the move if they are substantiated. Washington, December 1 – Representatives of an accomplished Sicilian international operator declined to offer comment on circulating rumors that he ...

Nowhere in the dialogue, setting, or characterization of the play can one find clear condemnation of Jewish sovereignty in the ancient Jewish homeland. Tel Aviv, November 30 – Israel’s leading drama company found itself in the midst of cultural controversy ...

“It’s all part of a general cost-cutting trend in aviation that’s been going on for years already.” Tel Nof Air Base, November 29 – The most expensive and advanced fighter aircraft in the world is still unable to provide accommodation ...

By Esau Look at me, Jacob. I’m famished. You’ve got a whole pot of lentil stew there that you don’t really need. I’ve got my pride, though, so I’m not going to accept unrequited kindness from you. That’s not how ...

Longtime alliances among governments promoting progressive values such as Iran, Libya, Venezuela, and Russia had led the progressive community to expect that at least some expression of solidarity might be forthcoming. Raqqa, November 28 – Liberal thinkers and politicians voiced ...

The law would require that any such calamity receive approval from an independent oversight committee before it be permitted to strike Israel. Jerusalem, November 28 – Lawmakers from the Meretz Party are preparing legislation to outlaw fires, earthquakes, and other ...

The cable car as currently designed does not account for the disaster that could occur in such an event. Jerusalem, November 27 – Tourism and urban development officials clashed this week over a proposal to construct a cable car connecting ...