( Middle East Monitor ) – Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on 29 October, the UN Special Rapporteur deviated from the typical line of other UN officials. She directed her statements to those in attendance. “Is it possible that after […]
Israel’s Extremists Plan for the Day after the Genocide: “Gaza is Ours, Forever.”
( Middle East Monitor ) – Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the settlement of Be’eri, near the Gaza border region, on 20-21 October. The group represented the who’s who in the Israeli right, far right and ultranationalists. They included Israeli Ministers, Itamar […]
The Long History of Palestine: Why Palestinians are Winning the Legitimacy War
( Middle East Monitor ) – Oddly, it was Israeli historian Benny Morris who got it right, when he offered a candid prediction of the future of his country and its war with the Palestinians. “The Palestinians look at everything from a broad, long-term perspective,” he said in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz […]
My Sister was the 166th Doctor to be Murdered in Gaza
( Middle East Monitor ) – “Your lives will continue. With new events and new faces. They are the faces of your children, who will fill your homes with noise and laughter.” These were the last words written by my sister in a text message to one of her daughters. Dr Soma Baroud was murdered […]
The War of Legitimacy: How the International Criminal Court and the UN Gen. Assembly Challenged Israeli, US Impunity
( Middle East Monitor ) – Two historic events regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine took place on 19 July and 18 September. The first was a most comprehensive “advisory opinion” by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which reiterated that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is illegal and must come to an immediate end. […]
Israel’s True Objectives in Gaza and why it will Fail
( Middle East Monitor ) – Never in its history of war and military occupation has Israel been so incapable of developing a coherent plan for its future and the future of its victims. Even a quick glance at headlines in international media reveals the depth of the Israeli dilemma. While Tel Aviv continues to […]
Israeli Intelligence on the Current Extremist Gov’t: Damage Indescribable: Global Delegitimisation
( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on 26 August to build a synagogue inside the Noble Sanctuary of Al-Aqsa, the Muslim holy site known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif. As a representation of Israel’s powerful religious Zionist class in the government and society at large, Ben-Gvir has been candid regarding […]
Thousands of Palestinian Children in Gaza are the Principal Victims of Israel’s Genocide
( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli war on Gaza is a war on Palestinian children. This was as true on 7 October as it is today. On 17 August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a seven-day ceasefire to allow children in Gaza to be vaccinated against polio. “I am appealing to all […]
“Wipe it off the Face of the Earth!” Israel’s War on the United Nations and International Law
( Middle East Monitor ) – Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world’s largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on 20 August, the disgruntled envoy said that, “The UN building should be closed and wiped off from the […]