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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 […]

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 […]

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