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Israel/ Palestine
Shireen Abu Akleh: A Quarter of a Century of Coverage ended with an Israeli Bullet to the Head

Shireen Abu Akleh: A Quarter of a Century of Coverage ended with an Israeli Bullet to the Head

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – She carried her belongings and went with the Press team into the field to begin the news coverage. She was ready to deliver her visual news report, as she had done for the past 25 years, but her last report made her the topic of the coverage, which was […]

Russia
Did the Ukraine War lead to Turkish-Saudi Rapprochement?

Did the Ukraine War lead to Turkish-Saudi Rapprochement?

Middle East Monitor

Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Turkish President Recep Erdogan visited Jeddah in July 2017 and met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to mediate for an end to the blockade imposed on Qatar by the Saudis, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt. “No […]

Haredim
How Long can Israel's Minority Government survive Wave of Racial, Petty Partisan Rivalries?

How Long can Israel’s Minority Government survive Wave of Racial, Petty Partisan Rivalries?

Middle East Monitor

Motasem A Dalloul | – Before forming the current dilapidated government coalition last year, the Israeli occupation state went through four elections in two years. Even after the fourth elections, neither of the Israeli parties has succeeded in winning enough seats in parliament to form a stable one-party government or a strong coalition government. There […]

Israel/ Palestine
Who enjoys freedom of worship in Israel?

Who enjoys freedom of worship in Israel?

Middle East Monitor

Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Images of at least one Israeli drone dropping tear gas on Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan marked a new phase in the occupation’s aggression against Palestinian land and people . . . We have now seen countless incidents […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

Israel’s Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

Middle East Monitor

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As International Workers’ Day approaches in the besieged Gaza Strip, the precarity of the fishing industry evokes a sense of persistence and insistence amid obvious anguish and hardship. Fishing along the blockaded coastal enclave is one of the most dangerous professions in the world, […]

Algeria
Why the French Election is Haunted by the Ghost of Colonialism in Algeria: Roots of Far-Right Le Pen

Why the French Election is Haunted by the Ghost of Colonialism in Algeria: Roots of Far-Right Le Pen

Middle East Monitor

By Mustafa Fetouri | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Whether France is voting, commemorating D-day or debating French identity in terms of Republic Values, Algeria is always present in some way. It is almost impossible to discuss anything of substance in France in which Algeria does not feature and, sometimes, dominates the debate. […]

Israel/ Palestine
From Ukraine to Palestine: The Boycotting Double Standard

From Ukraine to Palestine: The Boycotting Double Standard

Middle East Monitor

By Abderrahmane Amor | – ( Middle East Monitor) – It was Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine that paved the way for an all-out Russian invasion of a sovereign Ukraine. Since the beginning of the invasion, we’ve seen a united global boycott of Russian goods, events and […]

Islam
The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

Middle East Monitor

Ismail Patel | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Masjid Al-Aqsa has been in danger since the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem began in 1967. Since the occupation, the Israeli authorities have allowed Israeli extremists to intimidate and violate the sanctity of Masjid Al-Aqsa. However, in the past decade, the attacks on Masjid Al-Aqsa […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Middle East Monitor

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to have the Ramadan break-fast iftar meal with a university professor from Gaza. He was my neighbour’s old university classmate and was transiting through Istanbul on his way from Makkah. The guest had his young son with […]

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