By Dr Mustafa Fetouri The basic definition of “concentration camp” is simple: a large place where a large group of people, usually civilians, are imprisoned without due process. There are various reasons as to why they are kept in confinement, including their ethnicity, religion or because they oppose the authorities ordering their imprisonment. Encyclopaedia Britannica […]
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention: A chilling Signal in the Crackdown on Palestinian solidarity
by Andrew S. Maier ( Middle East Monitor ) – The largest case in public discourse today revolves around Columbia University, where 22 students — including Mahmoud Khalil — have faced suspensions, diploma revocations, or even deportation. The crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism has escalated sharply since US President Donald Trump came to power in January, […]
Int’l Red Cross Outraged by Israel’s killing of Medics, First Responders in Gaza
( Middle East Monitor ) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday expressed outrage after eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), five first responders from the Gaza Civil Defense, and a UN staff member were killed while performing emergency duties in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Earlier, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that it […]
The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria
( Middle East Monitor ) Israel’s aggressive operations against Syria continue by air and on the ground, imposing new realities at a time Syria’s leadership is preoccupied with internal affairs. This suggests that Israel’s approach to Syria goes beyond mere military strikes but rather aims at reshaping the Middle East, as it had announced at […]
Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation
by Rabia Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – As its armed forces intensify their assault on the northern West Bank, concerns are mounting over Israel’s broader objectives: further territorial expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians and the annexation of occupied land. Israel has killed at least 60 Palestinians, arrested around 365, displaced over 40,000 and […]
UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation
( Middle East Monitor ) – British travel writer Matthew Teller has resigned from the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest at the organisation’s response to Israel’s arrest of Palestinian booksellers in occupied East Jerusalem. Teller’s resignation came after Israeli police arrested his friend and co-author Mahmoud Muna, along with Muna’s nephew Ahmad Muna, from […]
The Gaza Genocide and the Unravelling of US Hegemony
By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s war on Gaza has shattered whatever illusions remained about the strength of US hegemony in the Middle East. The essays in a recent study “Debating American Primacy in the Middle East” bring into sharp focus the extent to which the US funded Israeli […]
Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)
Book Author(s): G. Eric and Edith Matson Published Date: 2023 Publisher: Karama Paperback: 215 pages ISBN-13: 9798885892421 by Jamal Kanj ( Middle East Monitor ) – This is a review of an exceptional photo book, Images of Palestine (1898-1946). The book is a collection of photographs that spans nearly five decades, captured in the period […]
Making America great again by ethnically Cleansing the Palestinian People
By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – US President Donald Trump’s remarks about his call with the king of Jordan and his suggestion that Amman should take in Palestinians from Gaza reflect clear ignorance of the nature of the Palestinian issue and the political history of the region. Trump failed to understand that the Palestinians who […]