PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

By Mom I know we’re spending more of our time than usual in the bomb shelter, but let me be clear: this war does not exempt you from cleaning your room, young man. I will hear no more arguments. Yes, ...

By US President Barack Obama The continuing rocket fire against Israeli communities is intolerable and must cease. If it does not, I will have no choice but to wear an unpleased facial expression. I have already called on Israel to ...

By Vizzini Let me put it this way: ever heard of Kerry? Clinton? Carter? Morons. The whole western approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict is based on the erroneous assumption that the Jewish State should have secure borders and the ability ...

By Hassan Amir, refugee from Mosul, Iraq My family was displaced last week when soldiers from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant swept in. As Shiites, we’re persona non grata under these Sunni fanatics, so we have nowhere ...

By Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Look, I’m sorry. You guys caught a tough break when Hamas kidnapped those three teenagers, but you can’t come barging in here to try to find them. You have to let them slowly rot as ...

By MK Hanin Zoabi I know I’ve done part of my job by denying that the kidnappers of the three missing Israeli boys should be called terrorists. The question is whether that goes far enough: should I only make excuses ...

By Ismail Haniyeh You hear all sorts of ridiculous arguments when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Passions run high, and in service of what they perceive to be a noble cause, some partisans do a disservice to history. It’s ...

By Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda Leader I’ve been looking through PreOccupied Territory, but I find that it lacks one important feature: a “feedback” or “contact us” link that would enable my organization or its affiliates to threaten violent death to the site ...

By the MV Mavi Marmara It’s getting old, people. Face it: nobody cares about the stupid Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Least of all their leaders. So stop trying to organize “freedom” flotillas for people who would be just fine ...

By Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey In the internet age it’s easier than ever to spread rumors of secret cabals manipulating major events, and to find a receptive audience for those rumors. That’s why we need to ...