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Israel
Four Things to Watch as Israel goes to New Elections

Four Things to Watch as Israel goes to New Elections

Middle East Monitor

By Rebecca Stead | – For the second time in a year, Israel is heading to the polls. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who only two months ago was celebrating a historic fifth term in office – now limps, battered and bruised, into his sixth election campaign, his Teflon image and “Bibi-can-fix-it” reputation severely […]

Saudi Arabia
Is Saudi Arabia Losing the War in Yemen?

Is Saudi Arabia Losing the War in Yemen?

Middle East Monitor

By Mustafa Fetouri | – Is Saudi Arabia losing its military campaign in Yemen despite being the stronger party enjoying the support of its many allies? The Saudi-led coalition includes countries like Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Jordan and Morocco, as well as Qatar before it fell out with Riyadh. Major countries […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Middle East Monitor

Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has released a video showing illegal Israeli settlers setting fire to fields in the occupied West Bank, contradicting the Israeli army’s claim that the blaze was started by Palestinians. The Spokesperson’s Unit of the Israeli army was yesterday forced to change its original statement, in which it claimed to have […]

Iran
Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

Middle East Monitor

By Maysam Behravesh | @behmash | – Although neither the United States nor Iran want war, tensions and along with them the likelihood of conflict-triggering miscalculations and accidents, have been running high since the Trump administration designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organisation and revoked sanctions waivers for buyers of Iranian oil. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Is Israel Planning total Annexation of Jerusalem and Jordan Valley of Palestine?

Is Israel Planning total Annexation of Jerusalem and Jordan Valley of Palestine?

Middle East Monitor

By Hamada Fara’na | – The Israeli government and its agencies are launching a concerted programme, with great urgency, to achieve the complete annexation of Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley. They want to be able to impose a fait accompli through superior firepower and America’s diplomatic, economic and military cover. Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, […]

Israel/ Palestine
Dem Presidential Hopeful Accuses “Racist” Israel of “Genocide”

Dem Presidential Hopeful Accuses “Racist” Israel of “Genocide”

Middle East Monitor

A veteran US politician who has announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for 2020 has described Israel as a “racist state” which is committing “genocide” against the Palestinians. The remarks were made on Twitter by 88 year old former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel. “The bloodshed in Palestine and Israel will not cease […]

Iran
Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

Middle East Monitor

A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension in the region. Iran “must be hit hard” said Arab News in an editorial published yesterday urging the US to not allow Iran’s actions “go unpunished”. The paper insists that […]

Israel/ Palestine
3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

Middle East Monitor

By Rebecca Stead | – During the 1967 Six Day War, the West Bank and East Jerusalem were occupied by Israel. Fifty-two years later this brutal military occupation remains in place, with the West Bank’s almost three million Palestinian residents subjected to a maze of military checkpoints, attacks by illegal Israeli settlers and a lack […]

Houthi
The New Drone Wars: Houthis hit Saudi Oil Pumping Stations, avenging Riyadh's Strikes on Sana'a

The New Drone Wars: Houthis hit Saudi Oil Pumping Stations, avenging Riyadh’s Strikes on Sana’a

Middle East Monitor

Global oil prices rose on the report that Saudis closed the pipeline

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