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December 7, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The problem with most Western media's political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments....
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December 5, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective...
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November 28, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to...
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November 23, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on 16 November has become...
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November 22, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The recent decision by the US Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing in May of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is not a game-changer,...
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November 18, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organised streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars and perfumes. Amid...
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November 14, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
At a recent conference in Istanbul that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative, a member of the audience declared at...
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November 7, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the victory of the leftist candidate Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff for Brazil's presidential election on 30 October....
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On Monday, 31 October, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared part of the community's mourning of...
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November 1, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is...
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October 31, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU's political elite or mainstream media as a right-wing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different,...
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October 25, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Former US President Donald Trump's so-called "Deal of the Century" was meant to be a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama's premature declaration of the "End...
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October 18, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
This headline in the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, only tells part of the story: "The Lions' Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA." It is...
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October 15, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags; others carried Russian...
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October 11, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters...
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October 4, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid threw a spanner into the works recently when he told the UN General Assembly that, "An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states...
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September 29, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy...
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September 27, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The arrest of a couple of prominent Palestinian activists, one of whom was Musab Shtayyeh, by Palestinian Authority police on 20 September was not the first time that the...
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September 24, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The introduction of an Israeli Mossad agent as the latest Marvel movie character crosses the line, even by Hollywood's poor moral standards. However, the Israeli superhero, Sabra, must be...
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September 20, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition...
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September 17, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is...
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September 12, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre falls on 16 September. Around 3,000 Palestinian refugees were killed at the hands of Lebanon's Phalangist militias operating under the...
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September 6, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
"As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael's grave. It is adorned with the colours of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Qur'an. I told...
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September 3, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von...
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August 30, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
"There was no Massacre in Jenin" was the headline of a Haaretz editorial on 19 April, 2002, one week after Israel ended its deadly onslaught on the besieged Palestinian...
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August 23, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not...
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August 18, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The "West" is not just a term, it is also a concept that acquires new meanings with time. To its advocates, it can be analogous to civilisation and benevolent...
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August 15, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
For years, Palestinians and Israelis have laboured to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on 5 August, manifested this reality clearly. Throughout its military...
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August 9, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Today, Israel assassinated a top Palestinian commander, Ibrahim Nabulsi, in Nablus, along with two other fighters, Islam Sabbouh, and Hussein Taha. This bloody action is intrinsically linked to the bloody events in Gaza...
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August 8, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
It seemed that it was all but a done deal: Israel was finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine was becoming a marginal issue that...
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August 6, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the...
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August 1, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralising conditions, their collective action rarely influenced outcomes in...
![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)
![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 2019 Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on 7 June 2019 [Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190607_2_36790583_45129581.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The problem with most Western media's political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments....![Supporter of Uruguay with Tshirt 'Freedom for Palestine' during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on November 28, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar [Manuel Reino Berengui/DeFodi Images via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1245184244-scaled-e1670267716140.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective...![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on Iran's nuclear program at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv on April 30, 2018 [JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-953159268-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to...![Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China [Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-599079032-scaled-e1669220561946.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on 16 November has become...![Press members holding photos of female reporter of Al-Jazeera television channel Shireen Abu Akleh, in Nablus, West Bank on May 11, 2022 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AA-20220511-27827653-27827633-THE_DEAD_BODY_OF_SHIREEN_ABU_AKLEH_KILLED_BY_ISRAELI_SOLDIERS_BROUGHT_TO_NABLUS_FOR_AUTOPSY-scaled-e1669109763964.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The recent decision by the US Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing in May of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is not a game-changer,...![A Sudanese woman walks carrying a bag of food aid on her head in Geneina, the capital of the state of Sudan's West Darfur, on February 8, 2017 [ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-634272202-scaled-e1619015293503.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organised streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars and perfumes. Amid...![A child holds Palestinian flags during an event in Rafah, Gaza on August 09, 2022. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220809-28610351-28610350-PALESTINIAN_CHILDREN_PLAY_ON_BUILDING_DEBRIS_DESTROYED_BY_ISRAELI_FORCES.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
At a recent conference in Istanbul that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative, a member of the audience declared at...![Brazil’s President Lula Da Silva [LulaOficial /Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lula-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the victory of the leftist candidate Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff for Brazil's presidential election on 30 October....![A general view of the empty streets during the general strike due to the blockade of Israeli soldiers in Hebron, West Bank on October 30, 2022. [Mamoun Wazwaz - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AA-20221030-29299898-29299870-GENERAL_STRIKE_IN_WEST_BANK_DUE_TO_THE_BLOCKADE_OF_ISRAELI_SOLDIERS-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On Monday, 31 October, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared part of the community's mourning of...![Protesters stand are holding a banner that equates Israel with apartheid [Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gettyimages-1233422908-612x612-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is...![High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell in Brussels, Belgium on March 21, 2022 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220321_2_52724372_74953489.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU's political elite or mainstream media as a right-wing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different,...![People stage a protest against the Australian government to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on December 21, 2018 [Adli Ghazali/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181221_2_34055883_40089916.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Former US President Donald Trump's so-called "Deal of the Century" was meant to be a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama's premature declaration of the "End...![The Lions' Den armed group in the old city of Nablus, photo published on 3 September 2022 [Lions' Den/Telegram]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WhatsApp-Image-2022-10-10-at-3.23.43-PM-780x470-1-e1666019400357.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
This headline in the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, only tells part of the story: "The Lions' Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA." It is...![French President, Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) ahead of Normandy Four Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 9, 2019. [Julien Mattia - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AA9_6.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags; others carried Russian...![Rayyan Suleiman, from the town of Tuqu near Bethlehem city, had fallen from a height while running away from Israeli soldiers [@IntellecFront/Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fd0cCBZX0AEip2y-e1664465833458.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters...![Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid delivers a speech during a graduation ceremony of Israel Navy officers, in the northern city of Haifa, on September 7, 2022 [Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1243020882.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid threw a spanner into the works recently when he told the UN General Assembly that, "An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states...![77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 20, 202 [Tayfun Coşkun - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AA-20220920-28949552-28949541-77TH_SESSION_OF_THE_UNITED_NATIONS_GENERAL_ASSEMBLY.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy...![Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas addresses during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters in New York, United States on September 23, 2022. [Palestinian Presidency - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AA-20220923-28974763-28974757-77TH_UNITED_NATIONS_GENERAL_ASSEMBLY_IN_NEW_YORK.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The arrest of a couple of prominent Palestinian activists, one of whom was Musab Shtayyeh, by Palestinian Authority police on 20 September was not the first time that the...
The introduction of an Israeli Mossad agent as the latest Marvel movie character crosses the line, even by Hollywood's poor moral standards. However, the Israeli superhero, Sabra, must be...![Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly via live stream in New York, US., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 [Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235471010-scaled-e1633377286125.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition...![High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) [US Army]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HIMARS_-_missile_launched-e1497461551197.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is...
The 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre falls on 16 September. Around 3,000 Palestinian refugees were killed at the hands of Lebanon's Phalangist militias operating under the...![Protesters take part in a demonstration in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, outside the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters, in Gaza City, on August 29, 2022 [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1242797565.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
"As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael's grave. It is adorned with the colours of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Qur'an. I told...![A general view of the European Commission weekly College Meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on March 02, 2022 [EU Comission / Pool - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220302_2_52411600_74207511.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von...
"There was no Massacre in Jenin" was the headline of a Haaretz editorial on 19 April, 2002, one week after Israel ended its deadly onslaught on the besieged Palestinian...![The Palestinian family of Najm, who lost their 4 children in the Israeli airstrike on August 7, and friends of the children killed in the attack stage a demonstration against Israeli attacks at the Al-Faluce cemetery in Gaza City, Gaza on August 16, 2022 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220817-28665068-28665067-PALESTINIAN_FAMILY_WHO_LOST_4_CHILDREN_IN_ISRAELS_ATTACK_ON_GAZA_PROTESTED.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not...![A view of a damaged residential building after Russian shelling in Oblast, Ukraine on 10 August 2022 [Metin Aktaş/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220810-28616947-28616942-RUSSIAUKRAINE_WAR.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The "West" is not just a term, it is also a concept that acquires new meanings with time. To its advocates, it can be analogous to civilisation and benevolent...![Smoke and flames rise around the area as a result of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, on 7 August 2022 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220807-28592731-28592724-ISRAELI_AIRSTRIKES_ON_GAZA.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
For years, Palestinians and Israelis have laboured to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on 5 August, manifested this reality clearly. Throughout its military...![Firefighters and Palestinians inspect the scene after the raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, West Bank on August 09, 2022. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220809-28604635-28604627-ISRAELI_FORCES_KILL_TWO_PALESTINIANS_IN_WEST_BANK.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Today, Israel assassinated a top Palestinian commander, Ibrahim Nabulsi, in Nablus, along with two other fighters, Islam Sabbouh, and Hussein Taha. This bloody action is intrinsically linked to the bloody events in Gaza...![Smoke and flames rise as Israel carries out air strikes in Gaza on 5 August 2022 [Abed Zagout/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220805-28581831-28581828-ISRAELI_AIRSTRIKES_OVER_GAZA_STRIP.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
It seemed that it was all but a done deal: Israel was finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine was becoming a marginal issue that...![Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen (L) at Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 27, 2022. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AA-20220727-28513398-28513385-RUSSIAN_FOREIGN_MINISTER_SERGEY_LAVROV_IN_ETHIOPIA.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the...![Israeli Prime Minster Naftali Bennett (L) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) attend a traditional group photo with minsters of the new Israeli government on June 14, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel [Amir Levy/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233444138.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralising conditions, their collective action rarely influenced outcomes in...