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Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
In Israel, Religious Zionism’s End-of-Days hope for “Red Cow” emboldens Extremism

In Israel, Religious Zionism’s End-of-Days hope for “Red Cow” emboldens Extremism

Middle East Monitor

by Dr Mohammad Makram Balawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – A report by the Hebrew Channel 12 a few days ago highlighted the repercussions of the rise of religious Zionism in Israel, its efforts to turn it into an extremist Jewish religious state, and the increasing pace of preparations for the construction of the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Extremist Government Eyes Annexing the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza for Intensive Colonization

Israel’s Extremist Government Eyes Annexing the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza for Intensive Colonization

Middle East Monitor

by Fathi Ahmed   Bezalel Smotrich’s settlement plan is to annex the West Bank, increase settlements and bring an end to the Palestinian Authority. He works silently, away from the cameras and the Knesset podium. He is a professional politician who knows how to swim against the tide. Smotrich, who heads the Religious Zionist Party, […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year:  UN

Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year: UN

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – With the Israeli occupation killing 13 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank between 25 July and 10 August, including three children, the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Israel by Israeli occupation forces has so far this year reached 167, the United Nations Office for the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a report yesterday expressing deep concern about the Israeli illegal settlers’ forceful seizure of Palestinian Territories, which has resulted in the displacement of 500 Palestinians from seven different communities. “There are entire Palestinian communities being wiped off the map, a shameful legacy of […]

Arab World
Russia’s Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Russia’s Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Middle East Monitor

  Amr Hamzawy   ( Middle Eastern Monitor ) – The repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war forced the administration of US President Joe Biden to back down from the policy of limited interest in the Middle East, and pulled the US back into a region that has changed dramatically in recent years. This region has […]

Haredim
Israeli Reservists’ Revolt against Netanyahu’s assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Israeli Reservists’ Revolt against Netanyahu’s assault on Courts imperils Cohesion of Military

Middle East Monitor

Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor ) – As protests continue against the judicial overhaul proposed by the Israeli government, the leadership of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) fears an increase of discontent within its ranks as well as an increase in its lack of competence. The signs get worse every […]

Colonialism
The Tapestry of Palestinian History: The Palestine Museum in Bir Zeit

The Tapestry of Palestinian History: The Palestine Museum in Bir Zeit

Middle East Monitor

Naima Morelli naimamorelli   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Duty and care are the words that would best describe the approach of Dr Adila Laidi-Hanieh towards the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit. She is stepping down as director of the museum at the end of this month, and we took the opportunity for her to […]

Apartheid
Biden wants Israel and Saudi Arabia to Normalize, but are Riyadh’s Demands for Nuclearization a Deal Breaker?

Biden wants Israel and Saudi Arabia to Normalize, but are Riyadh’s Demands for Nuclearization a Deal Breaker?

Middle East Monitor

Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Despite US efforts to get Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalise their relations, the process keeps faltering. Israeli officials speak of a long and important list of demands made by the Kingdom to the Americans. Although a normalisation agreement with Saudi Arabia and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel didn’t Place Palestinians in “Refugee,” but in Internment Camps

Israel didn’t Place Palestinians in “Refugee,” but in Internment Camps

Middle East Monitor

Thomas Suarez   ( Middle East Monitor ) – During much of 1948, Palestinians driven from their homes by the violence of that terrible year took safety in what could reasonably be called refugee camps; camps for people who have fled ongoing violence or natural disaster and are unable or fearful to return. They ceased […]

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