By Yasser Abu Jamei, MD | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – I am writing this letter looking at my terrified 6-year-old son, who keeps putting his hands over his ears trying block the sounds of Israel’s bombardment, my two daughters, aged 13 and 10 and my wife. These faces show the anxiety of […]
Did Israel Exacerbate the situation in Gaza to shift attention from its Sheikh Jarrah evictions?
By Yousef A-Helou | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – It seems it is the fate of Palestinians to face the worst of apartheid policies under Israel’s military occupation. Denial of rights, dispossessions, expulsions, evictions, ID confiscations, house demolitions, land grabs, airstrikes, tank shelling, targeted assassinations, warships, refugees, military occupation. These are terms among […]
Why Palestinians Protest their Eviction by Israel: The untold story of Sheikh Jarrah
There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories. One is read about and watched on the news, the other receives little media coverage or due analysis. The obvious story is that of the nightly raids and violence meted out by Israeli police and Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the devastated East Jerusalem neighbourhood. For weeks, thousands […]
Israeli Repression and Land Grabs, and the Palestinian Protests in Jerusalem
By Anjuman Rahman | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Violence has become a permanent feature of Ramadan for the people of occupied Palestine. The first day of the fasting month this year began with the Israeli army breaking locks and cutting the wires to the loudspeakers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to silence […]
A Thaw in Coldest of Mideast Cold Wars? Saudi Arabia is suddenly talking to Iran
By Omid Shokri | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent years. Both countries pursue conflicting interests in particular issues in the region with a specific ideology in foreign policy. The two countries are rivals not only in the Islamic world and the region, but […]
Israeli Intelligence Chiefs Assess that Biden, Iran will Rejoin Nuclear Deal; Netanyahu wants to Stop it
By Motasem A Dalloul | – After two weeks of deliberations in Vienna about reactivating the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with Iran, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Monday that, “There is a real goodwill on both parts to reach an agreement.” He pointed out that the […]
Israeli Snipers Left hundreds of Palestinian Youth Protesters Maimed: The Charity that is Helping Gaza Amputees
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 […]
Palestinians of Gaza, under Israeli Blockade, face Devastating Second wave of Covid-19
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. […]
Israelis to Evict Dozens of Native Palestinian families in Occupied East Jerusalem, plan Confiscation of 40% of Sheikh Jarrah
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 […]
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