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Items by Samira Quraishy
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The Battle for Public Opinion in Europe - the official book launch
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Thursday 18th October, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and the Cordoba Foundation co-hosted the book launch of The Battle for Public Opinion in Europe: Changing perceptions of the Palestine-Israel conflict. On the panel to discuss themes contained within the book were former BBC Middle East correspondent Tim...
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Labour MPs call for Israeli accountability
The Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME) fringe event at the Party Conference was arguably the best attended for years. It was, perhaps, suggestive of a noticeable shift in Labour Party attitudes towards Palestine. This was one of four events on Palestine during the week, the others...
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Event Review: The Cold War on British Muslims - The Instigators and Funders
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Tuesday 11th October, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and the Cordoba Foundation (TCF) co-hosted the authors of the recent SpinWatch report on the spread of Islamophobia in the UK. The event took place in the House of Parliament and was sponsored by Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale,...
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Palestine Papers under the spotlight
A seminar planned to put the “Palestine Papers under the spotlight” has been held in the Senate House of the University of London. Organised by the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) in conjunction with the Federation of Students Islamic Societies (FOSIS), the event sought to draw attention back to the...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza- Day Fourteen
Friday, 9 January 2009- DAY FOURTEEN IOF had continued their offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 14th consecutive day, killing more Palestinian civilians and destroying more houses and civilian facilities. The number of civilian deaths continued to rise due to the use of excessive force by IOF and their...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Twelve
Wednesday, 7th January 2009 –DAY TWELVE For the 12th consecutive day, the IOF had continued their full scale offensive against the Gaza Strip. Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, where ground operations were taking place, were subjected to the most violent strikes; the majority of incursions, were focused on...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Thirteen
Thursday, 8 January 2009 – DAY THIRTEEN For the 13th consecutive day, the IOF had continued their full-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip; more Palestinian civilians were killed and more civilian facilities were destroyed. Medical crews of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, in coordination with the ICRC, were able to...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Eleven
Tuesday, 6 January 2009 – DAY ELEVEN For the 11th consecutive day, IOF continued to violate fundamental principles of IHL. Continuing the series of horrible crimes against innocent civilians, IOF tanks stationed to the east of Jabalya fired 4 shells at Jabalya refugee camp, one of which fell in the...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Ten
Monday, 5 January 2009 – DAY TEN On the 10th consecutive day of the offensive, the IOF advanced towards residential areas. They turned houses into military sites – in some instances holding the people inside as human shields – and shot at any individuals who approached. In Gaza City, an...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Nine
Sunday, 4 January 2008 – DAY NINE On the 9th consecutive day of the offensive, the IOF escalated attacks in the Gaza Strip. In conjunction with the ground operation, this day witnessed indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas from the air, land and sea. The northern areas, particularly Gaza City ,...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Eight
Saturday, 3 January 2009 – DAY EIGHT For the 8th consecutive day, IOF warplanes continued to target houses and residential buildings, while naval and land artillery targeted residential communities and agricultural lands. The Northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City witnessed the most violent attacks launched since the beginning of the...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Six
Thursday, 1 January 2009 – DAY SIX On the 6th day of the offensive, the IOF continued to attack civilian private and public property. In the latest case of targeting civilian facilities, including mosques, schools and residential areas, the Israeli warplanes bombed a water tank in the north of al-Nada...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Five
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 – DAY FIVE For the 5th consecutive day, the Israeli aerial arsenal, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, all backed by gunboats, continued to launch indiscriminate attacks targeting Palestinian facilities including security facilities, civilian property, houses, schools, mosques, hospitals, municipalities and medical and charitable foundations with no...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Three
Monday, 29 January 2008 – DAY THREE For the 3rd consecutive day, the IOF continued to attack the Gaza Strip, in complete disregard of the lives of civilians and international humanitarian appeals to stop the use of excessive force against such a densely populated area. Scores of missiles were fired...
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MEMO's Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Four
Tuesday, 30 December 2008 – DAY FOUR For the 4th consecutive day, amidst an unprecedented escalation, IOF intensified bombardment of civilian facilities, mosques and houses, justifying the attacks by claiming that the targeted objects were affiliated to Hamas. Facts on the ground affirmed that the IOF used excessive lethal force...
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MEMO'S Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day Two
Sunday, 28th December 2008 – Day Two For a second consecutive day, IOF continued the bombardment of security posts, public institutions and the civilian facilities (houses, workshops, medicine warehouses and media institutions). More than half a million school children were denied access to their schools. Israeli warplanes bombed two flats...
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MEMO'S Diary of the War Crimes in Gaza - Day One
To mark the First anniversary of the Israel war on the Gaza Strip, Memo reopens the diary of war crimes as they were played out on camera before the world. Saturday, 27 December 2008 – Day One The first day of the onslaught was the bloodiest in the history of the...
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Day 22 - IOF intensify bombardment and shelling in residential towns and cities
IOF continued their offensive against the Gaza Strip for the 22nd consecutive day, attacking UNRWA shelters, as well as medical, civil defense and media crews; white phosphorous continued to be used against residential areas. In the northern Gaza Strip, an IOF warplanes bombarded a water well of the Municipality...
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Day 19 - Twenty-two members of the Al-Sammouni family perish
For the 19th consecutive day, IOF continued its all-out offensive against the Gaza Strip, targeting the civilians and their property. Northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City came under intensive land, sea and air bombardment. In al-Atatra area, to the west of Beit Lahya, Palestinian paramedics found four decomposed bodies;...
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Day 20 - A law unto themselves - IOF increase pace of destruction in Gaza
IOF continued their full-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. In the northern Gaza Strip, IOF artillery shelled the vicinity of the Ministry of Education to the north of Sheikh Zayed Housing Town. Five civilians (two women and three children) were killed as a result. Additionally, IOF artillery targeted members...
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Day 18 - High Numbers of Palestinians rushed into UNRWA shelters
For the 18th consecutive day, IOF continued their full-scale offensive against the Gaza Strip, targeting civilians and their property in blatant disregard for IHL and under international silence. IOF divided the offensive into stages amidst threats to expand land invasions into centers of towns and densely populated areas. Vast...
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Day 17 - Gaza City offensive continues
For the 17th consecutive day, IOF had continued their fullscale offensive against the Gaza Strip. Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, where ground operations were taking place, were subjected to the most violent strikes; the majority of incursions, were focused on these areas. The unprecedented killing of children...
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Day 16 - Use of illegal white phosphorous continues...
For the 16th consecutive day, IOF continued their open offensive against the Gaza Strip. In the northern Gaza Strip, IOF warplanes bombed a number of Palestinians who were near their houses in al-Ghaboun area and in the vicinity of Oly al-Azm Mosque in Beit Lahia, killing 5 children, including...