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Items by Nasim Ahmed
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The world after 7 October: Israel's strategic defeat and the future of Zionism
The world will never be the same again post-7 October 2023. The events that have unfolded over the past year have shaken the foundations of the Middle East and challenged long-held assumptions about what is commonly referred to as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ever since it founding in Palestine, the ball...
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48 Stories of Exile from Palestine
The Palestinian narrative is one of resilience, loss and an enduring connection to the land. For today’s younger generation, fully grasping the depth of this connection can be challenging, especially in a world where the narrative is often dominated by geopolitical discussions about Israel’s illegal occupation, overshadowing the deeply...
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Desmond Tutu: 'Israeli Apartheid worse than South Africa'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a leader in the fight to end white minority rule in South Africa. He played a vital role in the anti-apartheid movement and served as the chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In this 2012...
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The making of Israel's ‘modern day Trojan horse’ plot
New details have emerged about this week’s devastating explosions in Lebanon that killed dozens of people and injured thousands, with the New York Times reporting that the carnage was the result of an elaborate Israeli intelligence operation involving booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies. According to the New York Times, citing multiple...
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Is Germany’s arms export controversy a sign of the Zionist project's diminishing support?
The German government has denied reports that it has suspended arms exports to Israel, despite earlier claims suggesting a pause due to legal challenges related to violations of international law in Gaza where the occupation state is accused of committing genocide against the Palestinians. “There is no German arms export...
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Has the UK’s oldest Jewish newspaper become Benjamin Netanyahu’s propaganda tool?
How did Britain’s oldest Jewish newspaper end up publishing a story that Israel’s security forces have raised serious doubts about? That’s the question many are asking with the Jewish Chronicle facing intense criticism over what is seen as a glaring example of journalistic malpractice. The paper has been slammed...
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Islamophobia is a growing threat to British society
In light of recent far-right riots that swept across parts of the UK, the Islamophobia Action Group (IAG) issued a stark warning today about the rapidly growing threat of anti-Muslim racism. This escalating threat, the IAG emphasised in a press conference, does not just target the Muslim community; it...
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‘What can pro-Israel entities gain from backing Tommy Robinson?’ A lot
“What can pro-Israel entities gain from backing Tommy Robinson?” asks John Ware in an article this week. “Absolutely nothing,” says the British journalist, dismissing the series of allegations that the far-right agitator, who many hold responsible for the recent riots across the UK and anti-Muslim pogroms, is funded by...
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Ismail Haniyeh: assassinated in Israel's war on peace and quest for endless occupation
In a brazen act that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, Ismail Haniyeh, the exiled political chief of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday in Tehran. The 62-year-old Palestinian leader was killed during a visit to Iran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Haniyeh, a...
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Netanyahu’s US visit exposes the hateful religious extremist origins of Zionism
During his latest trip to the US, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the deep alliance between Israel and the evangelical Christian community. “We have no better friends than you,” Netanyahu told prominent evangelical leaders in Washington DC. The meeting took place just before his address to a joint...
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Root out the ‘poison’ of the pro-Israel lobby, says former Tory minister cleared of anti-Semitism
A former Conservative minister and Foreign Office official has been cleared of anti-Semitism allegations following an internal party investigation. Following his exoneration, Sir Alan Duncan issued a stark warning to his party, asserting that if the Conservative Party hopes to recover from its huge defeat in the recent General...
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Islamophobia unites Israel and Europe's far-right
Recent comments by Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, Amichai Chikli, endorsing France’s far-right politician Marine Le Pen brought to mind the insightful words of prominent anti-Zionist British cabinet minister Edwin Montagu more than one hundred years ago. “Zionism has always seemed to me to be a mischievous political creed, untenable...
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‘PR Commando Unit’ unleashed by Israel to manipulate US discourse
Israel has long relied on its much-vaunted hasbara — propaganda — to obscure the brutal reality of its colonial occupation of Palestine. Essentially a sophisticated propaganda machine, the hasbara industry, as Professor Ilan Pappe demonstrates in his new book, has been instrumental in shaping the narrative in the service...
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Zionist lobby group labelled 'propaganda' and 'misinformation' source by Wikipedia
One of the leading Zionist lobby groups in the US has been labelled as a source of “propaganda” and “misinformation” by Wikipedia. Editors of the online encyclopaedia also said that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has long campaigned for a controversial definition of anti-Semitism to be adopted, should not...
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UK campus crackdown: King's College students 'strangled', 'choked'
A pro-Palestine student encampment at King’s College London has accused university security of using excessive force and issuing threats during a confrontation at a recent alumni event on campus. In an interview with MEMO, the encampment spokesperson, Luqmaan Waqar, a final year PhD student, detailed the protestors’ demands and...
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MEMO launches Ilan Pappe’s book Lobbying for Zionism
Speaking at a MEMO-organised event to launch his new book, Ilan Pappe talked about historical and present-day anti-Semites that have supported Zionism....
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‘Kill Zone: Inside Gaza’ is a tribute to Palestinian courage and an indictment of genocidal Israel
The Channel 4 Dispatches documentary “Kill Zone: Inside Gaza” is a heart-wrenching, unfiltered look at the devastation inflicted upon Palestinian civilians, particularly women and children, in Israel’s relentless military offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip. The film, pieced together from footage captured by twelve courageous Palestinian journalists who risked...
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What’s missing in the historic ICC decision to bring Israeli leaders to justice for war crimes?
MEMO's political analyst Nasim Ahmad presents his op-ed about the historic ICC decision to bring Israeli leaders to justice for war crimes. On 20 May 2024, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav...
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Fact-checking Biden: The myth of 'ancient hatred for Jews' in the Middle East debunked
MEMO's political analyst Nasim Ahmed presents his latest op ed: 'Fact-checking Biden: The myth of 'ancient hatred for Jews' in the Middle East debunked'...
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How defenders of Israel genocide sparked a debate about the fall of the West
Our contemporary discourse is gripped with tales about the “fall of the West”. It takes many forms. On one side of the spectrum is the racist and conspiratorial “Great Replacement Theory”, known also as the “White Genocide Theory”. Proponents of this theory, who are almost entirely from the right,...
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‘The political-media-industrial complex’ undermining truth and democracy in service of Israel
In the relentless propaganda war waged against Palestinians, the scales have been heavily tipped in favour of Israel. Disinformation and half-truths are routinely employed to depict Palestinians as aggressors, terrorists or simply as non-existent entities within their own homeland. Every assertion made by Israeli officials in this theatre of...
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The irony: Israel's supporters use ‘woke’ playbook to censor Palestinian voices
In recent years, a new line of attack has emerged from many pro-Israel groups, conservative commentators, politicians and activists – the idea that “wokeness” and oversensitivity to giving offence are threatening free speech. According to this argument, left-leaning activists and their allies are trying to shut down any speech...
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Dismantle Israel’s ‘Anatomy of Genocide’: bring back UN Special Committee against Apartheid
In her latest report, “Anatomy of a Genocide,” the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, concluded that the threshold for genocide has been met in Israel’s military assault on Gaza. Albanese cites several reasons for reaching that conclusion. First, the Special...
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Senator Chuck Schumer exposed just how fragile Israel is
What did US Senator Chuck Schumer mean when he said that “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah?” Schumer, a Democrat of New York, and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the US made the comment last week while delivering a pointed speech on the Senate floor excoriating...