PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

Jerusalem, April 4 – Law enforcement agencies in Israel’s capital are warning that the high rate at which local women are subject to verbal or physical unpleasantness on the basis of their sex cannot be maintained, and that the desired ...

Jerusalem, April 2 – Religious and political leaders are charging discrimination after a prominent authority on Jewish law ruled that Jews must prepare their Passover bread with the blood of only certain groups of non-Jews. Rabbi Pesach Blutbrodt, head of ...

By Barack Obama Most presidents are concerned with their legacy. Not this one. I started my presidency with the world’s most prestigious peace prize already under my belt, and had nothing to prove. That means no pretense of caring about ...

New York, April 1  – A spokesman for the International Zionist Conspiracy expressed regret to day over its engineering of the deadly landslide in Oso, Washington, that left 18 confirmed dead and 22 missing. He called the disaster a failure ...

Tel Aviv, March 31 – Tel Aviv Disctrict Court Magistrate David Rosen pronounced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert guilty on corruption charges today, finally supplying Olmert with at least one conviction, something he had lacked in his previous 68 years. ...

Gaza Strip, March 30 – A rise in the number and frequency of “honor killings” in this coastal territory has political and religious leaders wondering how many more young women must be killed by their families before the desired level ...

Jerusalem, March 30 – The maker of the Get Out Of Jail Free cards necessary to secure the freedom of dozens of Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israel has been unable to meet demand for the product, resulting in delays in ...

Gaza Strip, March 29 – Following the interdiction of an attempt to smuggle explosives or other weapons into the Gaza Strip via the Mediterranean, human rights organizations, Palestinians, and European government figures are accusing the Jewish state of refusing to ...

Tel Aviv, March 28 – Israeli organizations opposed to Israel’s settlements and policies toward the Palestinians expressed puzzlement today after the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly condemned North Korea and Russia, respectively, without singling out Israel for opprobrium. ...

By Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority President The time just is not right for a comprehensive peace deal between us and Israel. Even if it is, you won’t see me signing it. When that happens, I plan to be six feet ...