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Palestine Book Awards: Evening with authors captures spirit of resistance amid Gaza genocide
Middle East Monitor‘s (MEMO) flagship event, the Palestine Book Awards hosted its annual “Evening with the Authors” at London’s P21 Gallery this evening, bringing together writers, translators and editors of this year’s shortlisted books. The event, hosted by author and journalist Victoria Brittain, provided attendees with unique insights into the creative…
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UK David Lammy’s stance on Gaza genocide, ignorant and dangerous
UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has come under fire for downplaying Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Standing at the dispatch box yesterday during a heated debate on the Middle East, Lammy dismissed claims that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide. He argued that such a term undermines the gravity of…
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A blueprint for Israel’s eradication of Gaza
A chilling scenario detailing Israel’s plan to liquidate northern Gaza through starvation and extermination was revealed by +972 Magazine. Originally published in Hebrew by journalist Meron Rapoport, the Israeli magazine outlined a hypothetical operation that bears a striking resemblance to current events in Gaza. Presented as a simulation of Israel’s…
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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 human…
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Desmond Tutu: ‘Israeli Apartheid worse than South Africa’
When the world lost Archbishop Desmond Tutu on 26 December 2021, it lost more than just a Nobel Peace Prize laureate or the former Archbishop of Cape Town. It lost a moral compass, a voice that refused to be silenced in the face of injustice, whether in the townships of…
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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 as…
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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 also…
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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 Zionist…
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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 key…
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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 session…
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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 Election,…
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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 by…
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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 and…
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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 be…
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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 described…
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MEMO launches Ilan Pappe’s book Lobbying for Zionism
Middle East Monitor (MEMO), in collaboration with The Cordoba Foundation and One World Publications, today hosted the launch of renowned Israeli historian Prof. Ilan Pappe’s latest book “Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic” in an event in London. Published by One World Publications, “Lobbying for Zionism on…
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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 their…
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What’s missing in the historic ICC decision to bring Israeli leaders to justice for war crimes?
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, made a historic decision yesterday by requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. This unprecedented move may, in time, be remembered as the moment when Israeli impunity began to crumble. For decades,…
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Fact-checking Biden: The myth of ‘ancient hatred for Jews’ in the Middle East debunked
Last week, President Joe Biden amplified a dangerous myth when he claimed that the Middle East has long harboured an “ancient hatred for Jews”. This assertion, made during Holocaust Memorial Week, suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the region’s history. By alleging that Hamas is “driven by an ancient desire to…
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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, believe…
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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 misinformation…