PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

By Ken Roth, Director, Human Rights Watch President Erdogan of Turkey crossed all lines of decency and morality when he encouraged a young girl to sacrifice herself in combat for Islam and for Turkey. Children must remain outside the boundaries ...

Forecasts differ on the mechanism. Ramallah, February 27 – Excitement gripped the Palestinian street today after revelations that their national movement to destroy Israel and replace it with another Muslim state stands on the cusp of ultimate triumph, with only ...

He thinks it will backfire and alienate worshipers. Jerusalem, February 28 – The Prince of Peace was treated at a supernal medical facility this afternoon after aggravating his stigmata by slapping his forehead in consternation in response to religious leaders ...

The notice failed to clarify how this set of dangerous behaviors differs from encounters with local culture any other day of the year. Tel Aviv, March 1 – Notices went out to American diplomats and their families today to the ...

Someone should have been responsible for protecting the integrity of the electoral process, but, well, who knows who that might be? Washington, March 1 – Former officials of the previous presidential administration and public figures who accuse Russia of interfering ...

This time the evidence would leave no doubt that he had thoroughly abused Palestinians. Jerusalem, February 28 – Drama continued to surround a series of corruption cases involving Israel’s prime minister this afternoon as a prominent member of a human ...

After playing a key role in showcasing Western inability to check Iran, they remain at a loss to explain what might make Iran think they could do whatever they want and face no consequences. Washington, February 28 – Diplomats and ...

By Klee Schay Our discussion of this set of important issues has proceeded well enough, ladies and gentlemen, but no one is going to change his or her mind based merely on a rehashing of familiar points, as cleverly as ...

“That’s the industry standard.” Rafah, February 26 – News outlets conveying developments in this coastal Palestinian territory transformed an incident in which an Islamic militant training in an underground passageway emitted a burst of malodorous flatulence into allegations that the ...

“We’re flummoxed,” admitted lead researcher Adi Loyada. Jerusalem, February 26 – Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science voiced bafflement today at the healthy sales of traditional cookies and pastries in honor of the Purim holiday, noting that no one has ...