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Items by Dr Hanan Chehata
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Why Israel's deliberate withholding of water from the Palestinian people has gone far beyond crisis point.
Amnesty International Report “Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water – Israel-Occupied Territories.” Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London Introduction It is a universally known fact that water is an essential of ingredient of life. Without water there is no life and...
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Robert D. Kaplan's article "Why I Love Al Jazeera"
Robert D. Kaplan’s article “Why I Love Al Jazeera” (The Atlantic – Oct. 2009 – pp55-56.) Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London In his article “Why I love Al Jazeera” Robert Kaplan lavishes high praise on the English version of the Qatar based news station....
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Shin Bet - An ingrained culture of torture and deceit
Introduction – Who, or what, is Shin Bet? Known at different times by various names (the General Security Service , the Israeli Security Agency , Shabak], Shin Bet is Israel’s internal security and counter-intelligence service. Its role includes the interrogation of “suspects”; exposing “terrorist” rings; counter-espionage; the protection of...
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The plight and flight of Palestinian Christians
The “Palestinian problem” is usually perceived to be a “Muslim” problem; a conflict between the Jews and the Muslims and, for the most part, it is. However, it is easy to forget that amidst all of the politics and international wrangling there is another small but extremely important group...
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A harvest of tears: Palestinian agriculture continues to suffer as a result of ruthless Israeli policies
Olive production It is olive harvest season once again in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and something unusual is taking place, something unique to this region. Unlike most harvests around the world which are collected either by local farmers or migrant workers, in the case of Palestine people are...
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Ground-breaking live video talks between British MPs and Jerusalemite counterparts facing expulsion
In a unique and momentous event last night the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) organised a live video link to take place between British parliamentarians in the House of Commons and members of the Palestinian Legislature in Jerusalem. This was the first opportunity of its kind to allow the two...
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The Cultural Genocide of Palestine
In 1948, following the horrors of World War Two and the atrocities committed by the Nazis against millions of people across Europe, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to ensure that no such actions would ever take...
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"In Conversation with John Ging" Head of UNWRA
This morning (November 30th) John Ging, the Head of the United Nation’s Relief and Works Agency (), hosted a discussion on the current crisis in the Gaza Strip. The closed seminar, which was co-hosted and organised by Oliver McTernan, Director of Forward Thinking and Dr Daud Abdullah Director of...
