![Palestinians take part in a rally against apartheid in the West Bank town of Hebron on 14 September 2012 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Apaimages]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2012_9-14-protet-against-ApartheidMW00-6--500x333.jpg)
![Nigerian special forces sail to intercept pirates on 20 March 2019 [PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Nigerian-pirates-500x333.jpg)
![Palestinian child Mohammad Muqbel can be seen chained to his hospital bed after undergoing surgery following a brutal beating by Israel soldiers, 4 December 2020 [iKhaybar/Twitter]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mohammad-Muqbel-500x333.jpg)
![People stage a protest against comments by President of France Emmanuel Macron defending caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in France and the's anti-Islam remarks in front of the French Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 2, 2020 [Anton Raharjo - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201102_2_45150330_59417855-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020![Israeli forces prevent to move across of Palestinians in a demonstration of Palestinians to protest against illegal settlements, on December 04, 2020 in Ramallah, West Bank. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201204_2_45692705_60324175-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020![An Israeli man has been arrested after allegedly trying to set fire to a church -whose foundations date back to 4th century -known as the Basilica of the Agony next to the garden of Gethsemane in occupied East Jerusalem -President Abbas has called it act of terrorism [@sebusher/Twitter]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/EoaUjJDXcAI6yFc-180x168.jpeg)
December 4, 2020![Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (R) welcomes his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj (L) at the Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy on October 22, 2020 [ITA Prime Ministry/Filippo Attili - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201022_2_44972145_59116617-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020![Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman in Islamabad, Pakistan on 17 February 2019 [Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency ]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190217_2_34993505_41776202-180x168.jpg)
![Bahraini man waving a national flag (L) and Israeli man holding his country's national flag [JOSEPH EID,JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GettyImages-1228457263-scaled-e1599845821727-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020![Image of a cannabis plant [Sadak Mohamed/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2010_8_20-weed-180x168.png)
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020![Nigerian special forces sail to intercept pirates on 20 March 2019 [PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Nigerian-pirates-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020![Palestinian child Mohammad Muqbel can be seen chained to his hospital bed after undergoing surgery following a brutal beating by Israel soldiers, 4 December 2020 [iKhaybar/Twitter]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mohammad-Muqbel-180x168.jpg)
December 4, 2020
![Palestinians take part in a rally against apartheid in the West Bank town of Hebron on 14 September 2012 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Apaimages]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2012_9-14-protet-against-ApartheidMW00-6--1200x800.jpg)
![(R) Deputy General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Ibrahim Munir on 14 July 14, 2013 [OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images] - (L) Republican Senator Ted Cruz on 26 October 2020 [OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/munir-cruz-last-180x168.jpg)
December 4, Ibrahim Munir![Fans of Scotland's Glasgow Celtic FC display Palestinian flags while playing against Israel's Hapoel Beer Sheva FC [Image credit: Twitter / @ChrisGunness]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Scottish-fans-display-Palestinian-flag-during-football-match-with-Israeli-team-2016-180x168.jpg)
December 4, Ramzy Baroud![A member of the public visits the Lockerbie memorial on 17 December 2008 in Lockerbie, Scotland [Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lockerbie-memorialGettyImages-89964565-180x168.jpg)
December 3, Dr Mustafa Fetouri![People gather in Tel Aviv to protest against Jewish settlements and Israel's annexation plan of the West Bank on 23 June 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_6-23-Protest-Israels-annexation-plan-in-Tel-Aviv_4-180x168.jpg)
December 3, Ramona Wadi![Two US Soldiers keep an eye on the demarcation line during a security patrol outside Manbij, Syria, on 26 June 2018. [US Army - Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/180626-A-UQ901-009A-180x168.jpeg)
December 3, Dr Mohsen M. Saleh![Palestinians gather to perform Friday prayer at Masjid al-Aqsa complex in East Jerusalem’s Old City on 6 November 2020 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201106_2_45228107_59531938-180x168.jpg)
December 3, Motasem A Dalloul![Members of the Labour Party march through Finsbury Park in support of Jeremy Corbyn and to demand that the whip is restored to him by leader Kier Starmer on 22 November 2020 in London, England. [Guy Smallman/Getty Images]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1287072054-180x168.jpg)
December 3, Nasim Ahmed![Pakistanis come together to protest against the normalisation deal signed between the UAE and Israel, 16 August 2020 [mustpakistan/Twitter]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Thousands-protest-UAE-Israel-peace-deal-in-Pakistan_4-1-180x168.jpg)
December 2, Adnan Hmidan![Israeli soldiers stand guard after an Israeli solider was found dead in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 8 August 2019 [Mosab Shawer/Apaimges]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019_8-8-Israeli-soldiers-stand080819_MSH_00-5-180x168.jpg)
December 2, Dr Adnan Abu Amer![Smoke rises after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, 2020 [Houssam Shbaro - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200804_2_43748427_57214922-180x168.jpg)
December 1, Barnaby Papadopulos