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Climate Crisis
The Ukraine War must Impel us to Switch to Green Energy, not Double Down on Fossil Fuels

The Ukraine War must Impel us to Switch to Green Energy, not Double Down on Fossil Fuels

Middle East Monitor

By Burak Elmalı | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Russia-Ukraine War has lasted for four months and counting. It has raised various questions about new waves of refugees, energy resources, food prices and the revision of national security policies all over the world. The week after the Russian invasion in February, US […]

Bashar al-Assad
With Putin bogged down in Ukraine, will the Syrian Civil War Reignite?

With Putin bogged down in Ukraine, will the Syrian Civil War Reignite?

Middle East Monitor

By Muhammad Hussein | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Pivotal moments in history rarely present themselves, but when they do, that is exactly what they turn out to be. The power dynamics of an entire region can be altered, the interests of governments can be shifted, and the geopolitical arena can be at least […]

Israel/ Palestine
Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself

Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself

Middle East Monitor

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – Many acts regarding Palestine are an enigma. Everything is convoluted, and you do not know who is killing who and for what reason; a “mad house” where nothing makes much sense. Others believe it is part of the nature of the Middle East, where everyone is used to killing […]

Israel/ Palestine
Why does the world allow Israel to continue its oppression of Palestinians?

Why does the world allow Israel to continue its oppression of Palestinians?

Middle East Monitor

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Thirty-one-year-old Ghofran Warasnah was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces located at the entrance of Al-Arroub Palestinian refugee camp near Hebron. Ghofran was a Palestinian journalist who was heading to work. According to reports paramedics were barred from reaching her for 20 minutes […]

Israel/ Palestine
Major Human Rights Groups Call for End of Impunity for Israeli Apartheid Policies in Palestinian Territories

Major Human Rights Groups Call for End of Impunity for Israeli Apartheid Policies in Palestinian Territories

Middle East Monitor

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Ex-Al Jazeera Chief, Wadah Khanfar, has blasted Western mainstream media over its failure to report honestly about the brutal reality of Israel’s illegal occupation. Speaking at a landmark conference in London yesterday, alongside a panel of representatives from all the major human rights groups, […]

Islam
Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

Middle East Monitor

By Fayez Abu Shamaleh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli government took note of the statement issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, which condemned an Israeli court’s decision to allow extremists to perform rites in the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israeli government gave […]

Israel/ Palestine
Convivencia: Pushing for Peace and Coexistence for all in Israel/Palestine

Convivencia: Pushing for Peace and Coexistence for all in Israel/Palestine

Middle East Monitor

By Faisal Bodi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – One of the many myths underpinning western support for Israel’s colonisation of Palestine is that its Jews live in a perpetual state of hostility with the region’s Muslims. Despite all the evidence pointing to the contrary, Zionist propagandists and apologists have successfully sold the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Shireen Abu Akleh: An Independent and International Investigation must be Held into her Killing

Shireen Abu Akleh: An Independent and International Investigation must be Held into her Killing

Middle East Monitor

By Ian Black | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Shireen Abu Akleh’s death may well turn out to be a landmark event in Israel’s global reputation and, perhaps, even its domestic politics. The killing of the high-profile Palestinian-American journalist, who worked for Al Jazeera covering Israel and the occupied West Bank, has been […]

Israel/ Palestine
Shireen Abu Akleh Exemplified Speaking Truth to Power

Shireen Abu Akleh Exemplified Speaking Truth to Power

Middle East Monitor

By Iqbal Jassat | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Since the shattering news broke of the brutal killing of one of Palestine’s most iconic journalists, an unmistakable sense of anger began to surface across newsrooms in the Arab world and in many different parts of the world, including South Africa. Shireen Abu Akleh […]

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