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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers Left hundreds of Palestinian Youth Protesters Maimed:  The Charity that is Helping Gaza Amputees

Israeli Snipers Left hundreds of Palestinian Youth Protesters Maimed: The Charity that is Helping Gaza Amputees

Middle East Monitor

By Anjuman Rahman | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip have been wounded during Israel’s military offensives and incursions. Many of them have been left with life-changing injuries. For the two million Palestinians living in Gaza under an Israeli-led and Egyptian-backed siege, life is […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians of Gaza, under Israeli Blockade, face Devastating Second wave of Covid-19

Palestinians of Gaza, under Israeli Blockade, face Devastating Second wave of Covid-19

Middle East Monitor

By Eman Abusidu | – The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is worsening as health officials report more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases daily. They warn of a healthcare catastrophe under an Israeli-led blockade that restricts medical imports, among many other things. The impact of the pandemic is devastating in such a closed environment. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis to Evict Dozens of Native Palestinian families in Occupied East Jerusalem, plan Confiscation of 40% of Sheikh Jarrah

Israelis to Evict Dozens of Native Palestinian families in Occupied East Jerusalem, plan Confiscation of 40% of Sheikh Jarrah

Middle East Monitor

By Belal Yasin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In February and March, courts in Israel approved the eviction of seven Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem. Illegal settlers will benefit from this. Meanwhile, the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality recommended the Israeli courts to confiscate forty per […]

Israel/ Palestine
Why has Israel Just demolished the Palestinian Village of Al-Araqeeb for the 185th Time?

Why has Israel Just demolished the Palestinian Village of Al-Araqeeb for the 185th Time?

Middle East Monitor

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Authoritarianism
Did Egypt's Military Dictatorship lead to the Suez Canal Ship-Blocking Crisis?

Did Egypt’s Military Dictatorship lead to the Suez Canal Ship-Blocking Crisis?

Middle East Monitor

By Ibrahim Al-Tahir | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The world is closely following the details of the Suez Canal obstruction, a canal through which 12 per cent of international shipping trade passes. The obstruction was caused by a colossal ship that ran aground and the failure of the attempts to dislodge it. A […]

Israel/ Palestine
Can Gaza’s Venerable Almond Groves survive the Israeli Occupation?

Can Gaza’s Venerable Almond Groves survive the Israeli Occupation?

Middle East Monitor

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor) – As we headed to the east of Deir AlBalah, a town in the middle of the Gaza Strip, I was shocked to see barren land. The area was once home to thousands of almond trees that dotted the landscape but farmers have been forced to […]

Israel/ Palestine
Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

Middle East Monitor

By Maher Al-Tabba | – (Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade imposed since 2007. Add to this Israel’s military offensives and frequent incursions and it is easy to see why the economic crisis is acute. The destruction of the infrastructure has affected all […]

Israel/ Palestine
Increasing Israeli Squatter violence against Occupied Palestinians goes unchecked by the Israel Military

Increasing Israeli Squatter violence against Occupied Palestinians goes unchecked by the Israel Military

Middle East Monitor

By Kamel Hawwash | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As I was reading an article headlined “Israel says 600 children given Covid jab had no serious side effects”, my twitter feed was filled with messages expressing outrage about a video of some other children: Palestinian children. This told a very different story. Palestinian […]

Elections
Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?

Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?

Middle East Monitor

By Ali Abu Hableh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Due to right-wing domination, Israelis find themselves approaching the General Election this month with little real electoral choice. The various right-wing parties reflect the fragmentation on the right and the minor differences between them in terms of government priorities. Only Haredi Jews appear to […]

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