PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

By Mahmoud Abbas Balance is the key to the successful conduct of any enterprise. Give too much weight to only one set of interests, and the entire project will be in jeopardy. For us Palestinians, the challenge since at least ...

By Tzemah ben Zera, Tribe of Dan The Lord’s provision of food for our multitudes here in the wilderness on a daily basis is nothing short of miraculous. I will be the first to acknowledge His manifest care and attention ...

By Zehava Gal-On, Meretz Chairwoman Israeli democracy is in danger as we speak. Liberal voices are being silenced, and the surest way to let the public know about it is to trumpet the fact that we’re being silenced, via every newspaper, ...

By Akru Walbaissis, CPA, Palestinian Tax Authority The calendar already says 2016, but for us accountants, the work on 2015 has barely begun. If you haven’t filed the proper documentation for the bribes or kickbacks you gave Fatah officials last ...

By Dr. Simeon Hazir, Nephrologist, Ichilov Hospital It’s time for the Palestinian leadership to make up its mind: either we Jews are harvesting the organs of the terrorists we kill, or we’re the descendants of apes and pigs. The two ...

By former Prime Minster Ehud Olmert I said my piece today in court about my innocence, and about how I will respect the High Court’s rulings on my impending prison sentences. My legal team is examining what further options we ...

By the European Union The legislation approved by Israel’s cabinet yesterday, requiring that NGOs receiving more than half their finding from foreign governments be marked as such in all their dealings in the Knesset, violates a central principle of democracy: only ...

By Donald Trump, terrific, amazing billionaire We have to make America great again. Vote for me to become president and we’ll get there faster than you can say, “Multiple bankruptcies.” It’ll be amazing. You’ll never need to pee again. Only ...

By Ahmad Al-Hajj Nobody ever said marriage was easy. Even in a male-dominated, patriarchal society such as ours, there is no substitute for a romantic relationship with a woman who chooses to love you despite – or perhaps because of – ...

*especially of Jews By Western Europe If there is one thing Europe has learned from its bloody history, it is the supreme value of tolerance. Centuries of near-constant warfare, fed by religion, ethnicity, politics, and competition finally grew so destructive ...