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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Youth under Israeli Occupation were already Isolated —  Now Social Media is their only Connection to the World

Palestinian Youth under Israeli Occupation were already Isolated — Now Social Media is their only Connection to the World

Middle East Monitor

By Eman Abusidu | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Social media plays a vital role in transforming people’s lives. Being on social networks and blogs allows everyone to connect with others easily. This is especially so for the people of occupied Palestine, particularly those in the Gaza Strip. For Palestinians, social media is […]

Israel/ Palestine
Mideast Coronavirus War? Israel Blocks Pandemic Aid to Palestinians of Gaza, Risking Violence

Mideast Coronavirus War? Israel Blocks Pandemic Aid to Palestinians of Gaza, Risking Violence

Middle East Monitor

By Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor) -In recent days, Hamas and Israel witnessed a clear row over providing medical assistance to the Gaza Strip to counter the coronavirus, as Israel stipulated the return of its soldiers captured in the 2014 war as a condition of providing medical assistance. The Israel media […]

Petroleum
Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

Middle East Monitor

By Hani Habeeb | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giant oil tankers have changed into floating warehouses for oil following the sharp drop in the price per barrel. The dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia has led to the biggest drop since 2002. It seems that US President Donald Trump’s call to Saudi’s […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Blocks Coronavirus Respirators, Aid, to Gaza until Remains of 2 Israeli Invaders are Returned

Israel Blocks Coronavirus Respirators, Aid, to Gaza until Remains of 2 Israeli Invaders are Returned

Middle East Monitor

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | ( Middle East Monitor ) – In response to a humanitarian appeal launched by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza to obtain $23 million in urgent aid, in addition to medicine and medical equipment including 250 respirators in order to deal with the coronavirus in the besieged […]

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Amid Coronavirus Fears, Israel tells Palestinian prisoners, ‘Use your socks to make masks,’ as neglect continues

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Israel tells Palestinian prisoners, ‘Use your socks to make masks,’ as neglect continues

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Within the next few days, Palestinian prisoners held by Israel may be hit by the coronavirus pandemic, causing major unrest in the prisons. This is the reality facing prison staff and their prisoners at a time when governments around the world and international organisations are trying to overcome the […]

Donald Trump
Why have America and Saudi Arabia Bonded for Decades?  Can you Say ‘Oil,’ Children?

Why have America and Saudi Arabia Bonded for Decades? Can you Say ‘Oil,’ Children?

Middle East Monitor

By Essam Abdul Shafi | – ( Middle East Monitor) – With its inherent connection to the religion of Islam as the Custodians of the Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia’s origins and characteristics were reflected by US policy towards the Kingdom from its foundation. American missionaries based their efforts on providing social, […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza Face Coronavirus alone after 14-Year Israeli Lockdown

Palestinians in Gaza Face Coronavirus alone after 14-Year Israeli Lockdown

Middle East Monitor

By Ahmet Alioglu | – Humans never thinks of the blessings they have unless they’re lost or about to vanish. Freedom to move is an unequivocal human right that is taken for granted everywhere except in conflict zones or besieged areas like the Gaza Strip. People living there have been tirelessly calling on the international […]

Israel/ Palestine
Checkpoints of Death?  How Israel's Illegal Occupation of Palestinian West Bank exacerbates the Coronavirus Crisis

Checkpoints of Death? How Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestinian West Bank exacerbates the Coronavirus Crisis

Middle East Monitor

By Robert Andrews | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Every morning, tens of thousands of Palestinians line up at one of over 140 fixed Israeli checkpoints spread across the occupied West Bank. These permanent structures separate Palestinian cities, towns and villages, as well as families, from one another and severely limit Palestinians’ mobility […]

Israel/ Palestine
The World Turned its Back on Gaza's Palestinians, but Qatar is donating $150mn to support coronavirus battle

The World Turned its Back on Gaza’s Palestinians, but Qatar is donating $150mn to support coronavirus battle

Middle East Monitor

Qatar will be sending $150 million in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip to support United Nations humanitarian programmes and efforts to help combat the new coronavirus outbreak, the state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza announced on Twitter today. The emergency aid, which will cover a period of six months, comes after the Palestinian Health […]

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