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Arab World
Russia's Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Russia’s Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Middle East Monitor

  Amr Hamzawy   ( Middle Eastern Monitor ) – The repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war forced the administration of US President Joe Biden to back down from the policy of limited interest in the Middle East, and pulled the US back into a region that has changed dramatically in recent years. This region has […]

Haredim
Israeli Reservists' Revolt against Netanyahu's assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Israeli Reservists’ Revolt against Netanyahu’s assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Middle East Monitor

Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor ) – As protests continue against the judicial overhaul proposed by the Israeli government, the leadership of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) fears an increase of discontent within its ranks as well as an increase in its lack of competence. The signs get worse every […]

Colonialism
The Tapestry of Palestinian History: The Palestine Museum in Bir Zeit

The Tapestry of Palestinian History: The Palestine Museum in Bir Zeit

Middle East Monitor

Naima Morelli naimamorelli   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Duty and care are the words that would best describe the approach of Dr Adila Laidi-Hanieh towards the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit. She is stepping down as director of the museum at the end of this month, and we took the opportunity for her to […]

Apartheid
Biden wants Israel and Saudi Arabia to Normalize, but are Riyadh’s Demands for Nuclearization a Deal Breaker?

Biden wants Israel and Saudi Arabia to Normalize, but are Riyadh’s Demands for Nuclearization a Deal Breaker?

Middle East Monitor

Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Despite US efforts to get Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalise their relations, the process keeps faltering. Israeli officials speak of a long and important list of demands made by the Kingdom to the Americans. Although a normalisation agreement with Saudi Arabia and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel didn’t Place Palestinians in “Refugee,” but in Internment Camps

Israel didn’t Place Palestinians in “Refugee,” but in Internment Camps

Middle East Monitor

Thomas Suarez   ( Middle East Monitor ) – During much of 1948, Palestinians driven from their homes by the violence of that terrible year took safety in what could reasonably be called refugee camps; camps for people who have fled ongoing violence or natural disaster and are unable or fearful to return. They ceased […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatter-Settlers Rampage in Palestinian-Americans’ West Bank Hometown

Israeli Squatter-Settlers Rampage in Palestinian-Americans’ West Bank Hometown

Middle East Monitor

Eric Goldstein goldsteinricky     ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Kayed Abu Awwad sold his home in Oak Lawn, Illinois, in June, he never imagined that he and his family would be homeless a few weeks later. Like many American-born Palestinians, Abu Awwad, a 38-year-old truck driver, planned to move his family to […]

Sudan
Sudan: 70% of Hospitals not Working as Army and Rapid Support Forces Militia Continue Fierce Battles

Sudan: 70% of Hospitals not Working as Army and Rapid Support Forces Militia Continue Fierce Battles

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Sudan Doctors’ Union said yesterday that 70 per cent of hospitals are not operational in the areas where fighting is taking place between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. The union pointed out that there are “62 hospitals suspended from service, and 27 hospitals fully or partially […]

Israel/ Palestine
Military Protests against Neutering of Courts threaten Israel's Security, Say Officials

Military Protests against Neutering of Courts threaten Israel’s Security, Say Officials

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor) – Following a letter penned to the Knesset by 1,142 Israeli Air Force reservists declaring suspension of their military service, Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant confirmed that he is trying to delay the reform, Israeli media reported on Friday. Spokesperson of the Israeli Army Daniel Hagari said the military was checking […]

Congress
The Orwellian US Congressional Ministry of Truth just denied Israeli Apartheid toward Palestinians

The Orwellian US Congressional Ministry of Truth just denied Israeli Apartheid toward Palestinians

Middle East Monitor

Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks   ( Middle East Monitor ) – The two major political parties in the US have waded into the debate about whether or not Israel is a racist state by passing a non-binding resolution pledging loyalty and support to it. Democrats and Republicans employed the symbolic power of Congress in a move […]

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