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Israel/ Palestine
If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

Middle East Monitor

  by Faaiz Gilani FaaizGilani ( Middle East Monitor ) – As we watch the events unfolding in the besieged Gaza Strip, where resistance fighters have been battling for the rights of their people which have been usurped from them for over 50 years, I couldn’t help but recall walking through London and coming across […]

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

Middle East Monitor

(Middle East Monitor ) – At least 600 Israelis have been killed in the ongoing military escalation with Palestinian groups in Gaza, according to local media on Sunday. Over 2,000 Israelis have been injured so far, Hebrew Channel 12 reported. The Israel Defence Forces on Sunday published the names of 26 soldiers killed during fighting […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM Netanyahu: "We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza"

Israeli PM Netanyahu: “We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza”

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Following security cabinet meeting held early on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli occupation will “halt electricity, fuel and goods transfer to Gaza.” Netanyahu said that the security officials, who met and discussed the situation, decided to “destroy the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas.” […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Strategic Weaponization of Water Against Palestine is a War Crime

Israel’s Strategic Weaponization of Water Against Palestine is a War Crime

Middle East Monitor

by Anjuman Rahman AnjumanAleena ( Middle East Monitor ) – The universal human right to water, ensuring “sufficient safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses” is a principle upheld by international conventions. However, in the Occupied West Bank, this right is systematically violated through Israel’s targeted assaults on civilian water […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatter-Settlers storm 3rd Holiest Site in Islam to mark Jewish New Year

Israeli Squatter-Settlers storm 3rd Holiest Site in Islam to mark Jewish New Year

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish New Year, reports Anadolu Agency. Israeli settlers observe the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday from September 15 to September 17 this year. They will also mark […]

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: Flood Death Toll in Libya's Derna may reach 20,000

Climate Crisis: Flood Death Toll in Libya’s Derna may reach 20,000

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The death toll in Derna as a result of the catastrophic flooding in Libya may reach 20,000, the city’s mayor has said. Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi based his estimate on the number of districts destroyed by the floodwater. The interior ministry of the government in eastern Libya said yesterday that the […]

Death Penalty
Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 People this Year

Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 People this Year

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor) – The Saudi authorities have executed more than 100 people this year, hitting a new milestone that Amnesty International considers reveals its “chilling disregard for the right to life.” On Thursday, Saudi Arabia executed a displaced religious resident on charges of killing a Saudi in the capital, Riyadh, the official Saudi […]

Climate Crisis
From Egypt's Nile to Iraq's Tigris-Euphrates, only Water Diplomacy can Forestall Coming Climate Conflicts

From Egypt’s Nile to Iraq’s Tigris-Euphrates, only Water Diplomacy can Forestall Coming Climate Conflicts

Middle East Monitor

By Prof. Dr. Aysegul Kibaroglu   ( Middle East Monitor ) – One of the most pressing issues of the 21st century is the management and allocation of the limited freshwater resources in the world. Since an important number of those water resources are trans-boundary, crossing the political boundaries of more than one nation, the […]

Israel
The US tried to Negotiate Libya-Israel Ties with Elites, but then the Libyan People said 'No!'

The US tried to Negotiate Libya-Israel Ties with Elites, but then the Libyan People said ‘No!’

Middle East Monitor

by Muhammad Hussein alhussein1001 ( Middle East Monitor) – As protests erupted throughout the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and other cities in the country in response to the Foreign Minister’s secret meeting with her Israeli counterpart last week, it served as a stark reminder of the rampant disconnect between the country’s political leaderships and the general […]

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