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The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) Israel’s aggressive operations against Syria continue by air and on the ground, imposing new realities at a time Syria’s leadership is preoccupied with internal affairs. This suggests that Israel’s approach to Syria goes beyond mere military strikes but rather aims at reshaping the Middle East, as it had announced at […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation

Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation

Middle East Monitor

by Rabia Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – As its armed forces intensify their assault on the northern West Bank, concerns are mounting over Israel’s broader objectives: further territorial expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians and the annexation of occupied land. Israel has killed at least 60 Palestinians, arrested around 365, displaced over 40,000 and […]

Israel/ Palestine
UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – British travel writer Matthew Teller has resigned from the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest at the organisation’s response to Israel’s arrest of Palestinian booksellers in occupied East Jerusalem. Teller’s resignation came after Israeli police arrested his friend and co-author Mahmoud Muna, along with Muna’s nephew Ahmad Muna, from […]

Israel/ Palestine
The Gaza Genocide and the Unravelling of US Hegemony

The Gaza Genocide and the Unravelling of US Hegemony

Middle East Monitor

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s war on Gaza has shattered whatever illusions remained about the strength of US hegemony in the Middle East. The essays in a recent study “Debating American Primacy in the Middle East” bring into sharp focus the extent to which the US funded Israeli […]

Colonialism
Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Middle East Monitor

Book Author(s): G. Eric and Edith Matson Published Date: 2023 Publisher: Karama Paperback: 215 pages ISBN-13: 9798885892421 by Jamal Kanj ( Middle East Monitor ) – This is a review of an exceptional photo book, Images of Palestine (1898-1946). The book is a collection of photographs that spans nearly five decades, captured in the period […]

Donald Trump
Making America great again by ethnically Cleansing the Palestinian People

Making America great again by ethnically Cleansing the Palestinian People

Middle East Monitor

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – US President Donald Trump’s remarks about his call with the king of Jordan and his suggestion that Amman should take in Palestinians from Gaza reflect clear ignorance of the nature of the Palestinian issue and the political history of the region. Trump failed to understand that the Palestinians who […]

Donald Trump
The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

Middle East Monitor

by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a new chapter in US politics, but it also exposed a growing split within the coalition that brought him back to power. The ideological fault line runs deep, cutting through the heart of the Republican Party’s foreign policy, […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel destroyed 70% of Gaza’s Buildings: Was this ‘Domicide’ a further Move toward Colonization?

Israel destroyed 70% of Gaza’s Buildings: Was this ‘Domicide’ a further Move toward Colonization?

Middle East Monitor

by Jibran Syed ( Middle East Monitor ) – As Palestinians continue to make their way back to the remnants of Gaza – a place that is now unrecognisable since Israel destroyed nearly 70% of all buildings in the small but densely populated area, it is deeply misleading to describe this situation as a return […]

Israel/ Palestine
The long-term Impact of Israel’s Gaza Genocide will only become Clear as the Toxic Dust Settles

The long-term Impact of Israel’s Gaza Genocide will only become Clear as the Toxic Dust Settles

Middle East Monitor

by Dr Emma Keelan   by Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne ( Middle East Monitor ) – As the toxic dust begins to settle, it is hard to even fathom the complex feelings of our Palestinian friends and colleagues, many of whom have families in Gaza who are beginning the arduous task of returning home and […]

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