PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

The virus has trouble determining its host’s politics in non-political settings. Tel Aviv, August 19 – A local pathogen confessed its chagrin today upon realizing that before invading the cells of its current host and hijacking their nucleic processes to ...

“I know I could get tired of hiding away from human eyes for so long. A milkshake would be just the thing.” Tel Aviv, August 5 – Customers and passers-by saw the main eschatological figure of Islam enjoying himself at a local ...

by Dean Baquet, Executive Editor, The New York Times New York, August 3 – Roberta, this is a fine recap of the Met’s upcoming exhibit – good job getting them to grant you an exclusive preview of the Pollock retrospective. It’s ...

“They seemed to have this weird notion that there are limits on what you can do to children for the collective good.” Hinnom Valley, July 29 – A scientific effort to alter history to conform to a narrative under which Palestinians constitute ...

Perpetual outsiders, at best tolerated and at worst, well, look what’s happening right now. Babylon, July 15 – Officials and local leaders reacting to the arrival in Mesopotamia of the continuing waves of forced Jewish emigration from Judah took pains ...

Bennett is more afraid of another round of elections, or of Netanyahu swooping back in with a majority, than a leftist agenda. Jerusalem, July 11 – Israel’s prime minister suffered another political setback today when a chief partner in his ...

“Our society needs to be shaken up, maybe even burnt down to the foundation, and then rebuilt. Like that place over on Shiloh Street I’ve had my eye on.” Jerusalem, July 4 – An area vandal who bills himself as ...

“I miss putting provocative messages on placards and challenging random people to condemn Israel or get called ethnic-cleansing apologists.” Berkeley, June 27 – Undergraduates across the country who hide their Jew-hate behind opposition to Israel expressed anticipation and enthusiasm for ...

“B’siyatoh dishmayoh, our holy sons will remain pure of mind, never having seen or felt anything inappropriate while eating as a baby.” Jerusalem, June 20 – The leader of a religious community in this holy city has identified a glaring breach ...

by Aril Elyse Gold, National Co-Director, Code Pink New York, June 15 – In the rhetorical contest surrounding who gets to represent “authentic” Judaism to the world, and to invoke “what Judaism says” about any issue, we must remember the ...