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Middle East Monitor

Islamophobia
Muslims aren't the Only Ones Endangered by Israeli Groups Churning Far-Right Hatred

Muslims aren’t the Only Ones Endangered by Israeli Groups Churning Far-Right Hatred

Middle East Monitor

By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – Last week, a Guardian investigation traced a network of Facebook accounts fuelling far-right Islamophobic pages around the world to Israel. Journalists at the UK daily uncovered a plot to take over some of Facebook’s largest far-right pages in an attempt to foment hatred towards Islam and Muslims while […]

Israel/ Palestine
In Search of Mideast Empire?   Why is Russia Cozying up to Hamas?

In Search of Mideast Empire? Why is Russia Cozying up to Hamas?

Middle East Monitor

By Adnan Abu Amer | @adnanabuamer1 | – Hamas and Russia have in recent months have shared a remarkable series of official visits and telephone calls, which led observers to conclude that the two sides are strengthening their relations. Russia’s rapprochement with Hamas shows the latter’s need for Moscow, being a major capital in the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Could Trump’s Coddling of Israeli far Right Hasten Collapse of Apartheid Regime?

Could Trump’s Coddling of Israeli far Right Hasten Collapse of Apartheid Regime?

Middle East Monitor

By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – (Middle East Monitor) – Last week US President Donald Trump’s administration made a notable move. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is reversing previous policy which basically accepted that Israel’s colonial settlements in the occupied West Bank are a violation of international law. This is […]

Israel/ Palestine
Stateless, Occupied Palestinians can't vote in Next Israeli Election, but Have the Greatest Stakes

Stateless, Occupied Palestinians can’t vote in Next Israeli Election, but Have the Greatest Stakes

Middle East Monitor

By Adnan Abu Amer | @adnanabuamer1 | – With the declaration of the leaders of Israel’s two major parties, Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue-White led by Benny Gantz, about their failure to form the next government, despite the expiry of the deadline allocated to them, Israel seems to soon head towards holding a […]

Lebanon
Lebanon’s October Revolution: Resistance and Popular Culture

Lebanon’s October Revolution: Resistance and Popular Culture

Middle East Monitor

By Amal Ghazal | – I am following Lebanon’s October Revolution from Vancouver. Between me and the revolution stand two continents, an ocean, a sea and a 10-hour time difference. However, the connections between me and what I watch on my screen render time and space irrelevant. In fact, the distance draws me closer to […]

Israel/ Palestine
Is Israel trying to hide its War Crimes by Shooting Journalists?

Is Israel trying to hide its War Crimes by Shooting Journalists?

Middle East Monitor

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – On Tuesday, doctors at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem announced that they had successfully removed the remains of the left eye of Palestinian photojournalist Muath Amarneh, 32, who was shot by Israeli border police while covering their violent dispersal of protesters in the occupied West Bank city of […]

Israel/ Palestine
#MuathEye: A clash between the Israeli Occupation’s rifles and the Palestinian eyes opened to its violations

#MuathEye: A clash between the Israeli Occupation’s rifles and the Palestinian eyes opened to its violations

Middle East Monitor

By Hossam Shaker | On Friday, November 15th, photojournalist Muath Amarneh left his home wearing his uniform and blue helmet to cover the demonstrations by residents of the village of Surif, near Hebron, against the Israeli confiscation of their land. By the end of the day, Amarneh himself became the subject of news and press […]

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel is Usurping the Rich Archeological Heritage of the Palestinian West Bank

How Israel is Usurping the Rich Archeological Heritage of the Palestinian West Bank

Middle East Monitor

By Nabil Al-Sahl | – Palestine is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of antiquities, competing with Egypt in the Arab world. At least 22 civilisations have left their mark on Palestine, the first of which were the Canaanites; their presence is still visible today . . . Studies have indicated […]

Hizbullah
The Iraqi and Lebanese Popular uprisings Caught between Iranian and Israeli Geopolitics

The Iraqi and Lebanese Popular uprisings Caught between Iranian and Israeli Geopolitics

Middle East Monitor

By Oraib Al-Rantawi | @OraibAlRantawi It is not only Iran that is paying close attention to the uprisings of the Iraqi and Lebanese people; Israel is also monitoring the situation closely, especially in Lebanon. It has also been involved in the Iraqi crisis recently and dealing direct blows to the Popular Mobilisation Forces and the […]

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