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May 26, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to...
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Israel's latest war on Gaza, starting on 9 May , killed 33 Palestinians, including six children, and wounded hundreds more. Most of those killed and wounded were civilians. On...
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May 23, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than...
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May 14, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of 'security' and 'fighting terrorism'. Israel's biggest challenge throughout...
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May 12, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China's Foreign Policy chief, Yang Yi stated his country's demands....
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Khader Adnan was not a 'terrorist' with 'Israeli blood on his hands,' as pro-Israeli propagandists have been repeating in the news and on social media. If the former Palestinian...
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On Sunday, 23 April, I completed the Madrid International Marathon. It was my 14th overall full marathon. It was not an easy feat. This time around, my run was...
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A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott,...
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April 30, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The world is changing. In fact, it has been undergoing seismic change that long preceded the Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent US-Chinese tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In fact, the...
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April 25, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The Palestinian Nakba will be 75 years old on 15 May. Palestinians all over the world will commemorate the "Catastrophe" when nearly 800,000 of their ancestors were driven at...
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April 17, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it declared that its target was the Islamic Jihad only. Indeed, neither Hamas nor the other Gaza-based...
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April 13, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise and become the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? That once seemingly...
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April 11, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very...
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April 3, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
When I shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team at the Under-20 FIFA World Cup scheduled from 20 May 20 to...
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April 1, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The phrase "fake news" continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarised political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organisations affiliated with opposing parties. This...
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March 28, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
By his own admission, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a "fascist homophobe". This declaration, which he made on 16 January, should be enough to illustrate and emphasise the...
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March 26, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the current geopolitical conflict, still in its...
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March 21, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The sight of Israeli Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li and other Israeli delegates being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on 18 February...
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When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Rome on 9 March, he was flown to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv by a helicopter because anti-government...
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March 13, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the wider struggle against the Israeli...
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March 7, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The following text message tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: "We are delighted to report...
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March 6, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
As is usually the case in long wars, the warring parties and their affiliated media in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have painted each other using uncompromising language, making it nearly...
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February 28, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Rarely does the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN make an official comment expressing happiness over any official proceedings concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Ambassador Riyad Mansour, though, is...
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February 24, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
On 20 February, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a 'watered-down' version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel "immediately and completely...
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February 21, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, the 'dream' is hers alone....
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February 20, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
A funeral was held in the north Syrian town of Jinderis on 7 February. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held that day across Syria and...
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February 14, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Israel has struggled for a whole year to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that it...
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February 9, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though it was clear that Burkina Faso was eventually going to follow in the footsteps of Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR), Ouagadougou's decision to break military ties...
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February 6, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though Israel's past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defence, the truth is different....
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January 30, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions...
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January 25, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The words uttered in Hebrew by a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured and held in Gaza in 2014, are...
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January 24, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
"For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?" These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of...
![Book Launch of Ramzy's Baroud latest book - The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story on 27 March, 2018 [Jehan Alfarra/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/104A1259.jpg?resize=400%2C385&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
![View of Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan (1915 - 1981) (left) and US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Washington DC, January 4, 1974 [Warren K Leffler/US News & amp World Report Magazine]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1271740283.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to...![Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor holds a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan on 12 August 2021. [Mahmoud Hjaj - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210812_2_49587350_67866910.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Israel's latest war on Gaza, starting on 9 May , killed 33 Palestinians, including six children, and wounded hundreds more. Most of those killed and wounded were civilians. On...![Fanatic Jewish settlers holding Israeli flags take part in an annual flag day march passing through the Damascus Gate to Old City of Jerusalem on May 18, 2023. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AA-20230518-31172413-31172401-FANATIC_JEWISH_SETTLERS_HOLD_FLAG_MARCH_IN_EAST_JERUSALEM-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than...![Palestinians celebrate after the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian groups, in Gaza City, Gaza on May 13, 2023. [Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AA-20230513-31131460-31131452-CEASEFIRE_AGREED_BETWEEN_ISRAEL_AND_PALESTINIAN_GROUPS_IN_GAZA.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of 'security' and 'fighting terrorism'. Israel's biggest challenge throughout...![Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi [Li Yang/China News Service via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1269781619-scaled-e1683913076270.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China's Foreign Policy chief, Yang Yi stated his country's demands....
Khader Adnan was not a 'terrorist' with 'Israeli blood on his hands,' as pro-Israeli propagandists have been repeating in the news and on social media. If the former Palestinian...![Nearly 10 thousand athletes from 90 countries take part in the 9th International Palestinian Marathon, which started in front of Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, West Bank on March 09, 2023. [Wisam Hashlamoun - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230310-30530815-30530786-INTERNATIONAL_PALESTINIAN_MARATHON_IN_BETHLEHEM.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On Sunday, 23 April, I completed the Madrid International Marathon. It was my 14th overall full marathon. It was not an easy feat. This time around, my run was...![Protest outside the Israeli Embassy in South Africa on 14 August 2020 [BDS South Africa]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BDS-Africa-protetst_5-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott,...![Activists demonstrate in front of the White House, calling on the US to intervene to stop the fighting in Sudan, in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2023 [DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1252354507-scaled-e1682845074535.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The world is changing. In fact, it has been undergoing seismic change that long preceded the Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent US-Chinese tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In fact, the...![People take part in a demonstration with Palestinian flags and banners on the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, in Gaza City, Gaza on May 15, 2022 [Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AA-20220515-27868816-27868812-DEMONSTRATIONS_ON_THE_74TH_ANNIVERSARY_OF_THE_NAKBA_IN_THE_WEST_BANK.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The Palestinian Nakba will be 75 years old on 15 May. Palestinians all over the world will commemorate the "Catastrophe" when nearly 800,000 of their ancestors were driven at...![Khaled al-Bath from Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement speaks during solidarity demonstration staged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails after performing Friday prayer in front of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City, Gaza on March 10, 2023 [Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230310-30532470-30532467-SOLIDARITY_DEMONSTRATION_IN_GAZA_FOR_PALESTINIAN_PRISONERS_IN_ISRAELI_JAILS.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it declared that its target was the Islamic Jihad only. Indeed, neither Hamas nor the other Gaza-based...![In this photo illustration, the BRICS logo. [Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1243561942.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise and become the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? That once seemingly...![People protest the attack by Israeli forces on Masjid al-Aqsa in Bryazit Square on April 9, 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye [Hakan Akgun/ dia images via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1481115471-scaled-e1681205775807.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very...![Hundred of protesters hold a protest near the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20, 2023 [Eko Siswono Toyudho - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230320-30626708-30626701-PROTEST_IN_JAKARTA_AGAINST_ISRAEL_SOCCER_TEAM_PARTICIPATING_IN_U20_WORLD_CUP.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
When I shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team at the Under-20 FIFA World Cup scheduled from 20 May 20 to...![Former President Donald J. Trump speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada [Nathan Posner - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AA-20221119-29483336-29483327-FORMER_PRESIDENT_DONALD_J_TRUMP.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The phrase "fake news" continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarised political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organisations affiliated with opposing parties. This...![People holding banners and Israeli flags gather to protest Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington D.C., United States. [Celal Güneş - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230313-30550762-30550752-ISRAELI_FINANCE_MINISTER_PROTESTED_IN_WASHINGTON_AMID_OFFICIAL_BOYCOTT.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
By his own admission, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a "fascist homophobe". This declaration, which he made on 16 January, should be enough to illustrate and emphasise the...![Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud (C), Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (L-2) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L-4), GCC Secretary-General Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf (R), Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (L), King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R-3) and Omani Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said (L-3) pose for a family photo prior the 43rd Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 9 December, 2022 [Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1245490498-scaled-e1672309074230.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the current geopolitical conflict, still in its...![Israeli Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on 18 February [Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Sharon-Bar-Li.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The sight of Israeli Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li and other Israeli delegates being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on 18 February...![Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with a ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy on March 10, 2023. [Israeli Gov't Press Office (GPO) - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230310-30533567-30533566-ISRAELI_PRIME_MINISTER_NETANYAHU_IN_ITALY-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Rome on 9 March, he was flown to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv by a helicopter because anti-government...![Israelis protest against the judicial reform on March 10, 2023 [Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230310-30534857-30534836-ISRAELIS_PROTEST_AGAINST_NETANYAHU_GOVERNMENT_IN_ROME.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the wider struggle against the Israeli...![Outrage as Gaza children’s artwork removed from London hospital [@WarmongerHodges/Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Outrage-as-Gaza-childrens-artwork-removed-from-London-hospital.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The following text message tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: "We are delighted to report...![People attend a rally in support of Ukraine on the 1st anniversary of the Ukraine - Russia war, waving Slovak, American, European, and Ukrainian flags in Kosice, Slovakia on February 24th, 2023. [Robert Nemeti - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AA-20230224-30405776-30405764-FIRST_ANNIVERSARY_OF_RUSSIAUKRAINE_WAR_IN_SLOVAKIA.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
As is usually the case in long wars, the warring parties and their affiliated media in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have painted each other using uncompromising language, making it nearly...![Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters, on 24July 2018 in New York City. [Drew Angerer/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1004626446.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Rarely does the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN make an official comment expressing happiness over any official proceedings concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Ambassador Riyad Mansour, though, is...
On 20 February, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a 'watered-down' version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel "immediately and completely...![Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 19, 2022. [Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AA-20221120-29491157-29491142-HALEY_AND_DESANTIS_DELIVER_SPEECH_AT_THE_RJC_ANNUAL_LEADERSHIP_MEETING_IN_LAS_VEGAS-scaled-e1676967394910.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, the 'dream' is hers alone....
A funeral was held in the north Syrian town of Jinderis on 7 February. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held that day across Syria and...![Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during a meeting in Sochi, Russia on 12 September 2019. [Amos Ben Gershom / GPO / Handout - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190912_2_38190341_47531460.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Israel has struggled for a whole year to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that it...![Demonstrators hold placards during a protest to support the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on January 20, 2023. [OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246384975-scaled-e1675978575121.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though it was clear that Burkina Faso was eventually going to follow in the footsteps of Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR), Ouagadougou's decision to break military ties...![Palestinians stage a demonstration to protest after nine Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank on Thursday, on January 26, 2023 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AA-20230126-30096409-30096399-PROTEST_IN_GAZA_OVER_THE_KILLING_OF_9_PALESTINIANS_BY_ISRAELI_FORCES.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though Israel's past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defence, the truth is different....![People march during a protest organized by Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine [Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AA-20230130-30124107-30124096-PROTEST_IN_CHICAGO_OVER_THE_KILLING_OF_9_PALESTINIANS_IN_JENIN_REFUGEE_CAMP.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions...![Ilan Mengistu (L), brother of Avera Mengistu (C), one of two Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 in Jerusalem on September 6, 2018 [THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1027678916-scaled-e1623076037156.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The words uttered in Hebrew by a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured and held in Gaza in 2014, are...![Israel called upon by family to seek release of captive, Avera Mengistu in Gaza [@MontaserSabbagh/Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Avera-Mengistu.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
"For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?" These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of...