by Dr Mustafa Fetouri ( Middle East Monitor ) – Just over a decade ago, Tunisia was the brightest light of the Arab Spring—the rare case where mass protest led to a peaceful transition and hopes for real democracy. Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in 2010 triggered a revolution that toppled Ben Ali’s regime and inspired uprisings […]
A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza
By Dr Oroub El-Abed In the summer of 2025, as much of the world busies itself with debates over ceasefires and hostage deals, Israel has unveiled a chilling plan: the creation of a “humanitarian city” on the ashes of Rafah. In the language of bureaucracy and security, Israeli officials describe it as a controlled enclave […]
Gunfire Communication with “Zombie Hordes”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF
by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – It’s made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish and displace those in need of that aid. Finally: give the pretence of humanity by ensuring some aid to those whose suffering you created in the […]
Paris: Legal Complaint filed against French-Israeli Snipers over Killings of Civilians in Gaza
( Middle East Monitor ) – The International Federation for Human Rights (an international organization based in Paris with the French acronym of FIDH) and five associations have filed a complaint with the Paris Judicial Court against Israeli snipers of French origin, accusing them of deliberately killing civilians in the Gaza Strip. It quotes Shawan […]
For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid
by Motasem A Dalloul ( Middle East Monitor ) – After more than 100 days of complete Israeli ban on the entry of aid and goods into the Gaza Strip, Gaza residents are left with no choice except risking their life to get some food for their hungry children from the American-Israeli aid distribution centres […]
Israel: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Opposition to Conscription Bring down Netanyahu’s Gov’t
( Middle East Monitor ) – It may not have occurred to David Ben-Gurion 77 years ago, when he approved a limited exemption from military service for a few hundred yeshiva students, that he was sowing the seeds of a crisis that would threaten Israel’s existence. The goal at the time was purely political, as […]
Illegal and Immoral: Israel’s Kidnapping of Greta Thunberg and the Madleen Aid Ship on the High Seas
By Adnan Hmidan ( Middle East Monitor ) – Once again, the so-called “most moral army in the world” flexes its muscle, not against a military threat or armed combatants, but against a small humanitarian vessel brimming with conscience and compassion. The Madleen carried no missiles, no drones, only sacks of rice, baby formula, and […]
The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade
by Zaher Birawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – On Sunday, June 1st, a small ship from the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition will set sail from the port of Catania in Sicily (Italy). The coalition named the ship “Madeleine” in honour of Palestinian fisherwoman Madeleine Kullab, the youngest professional fisherwoman in the world and the […]
China, the ASEAN Nations of S.E. Asia, and the Gulf take up Palestine at Summit
( Middle East Monitor ) – At the 2025 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, leaders from Asia and the Arab world gathered under the glow of diplomatic language and cautious optimism. The joint statement from the summit acknowledged key developments — including the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion deeming Israel’s occupation unlawful, and praised […]
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