The voice is clear, a slight Hebrew accent can be detected when Gideon Levy speaks English. He is precise and concise, showing off maybe some “chutzpah”, but his way...

Palestinians in the diaspora and those who are citizens of Israel can all help to build a Palestinian state, Haifa professor As'ad Ghanem says

Palestinians in Israel amount to around 1.8 million people but face rampant discrimination

British journalist Jonathan Cook lives in Nazareth, here he tells MEMO how Israel’s latest legislation leaves it bare and unable to hide behind the guise that it is an inclusive state

“I have coined quite a few terms,” noted Professor Oren Yiftachel, “but ethnocracy really captures the idea of a regime that creates a state for the benefit of an...

The grandson of late iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela has called on the Palestinians to follow the footsteps of South Africans while struggling against the “apartheid” state of...

Born in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, in 1951, Mousa Abu Marzook was educated in Egypt and the USA. He went on to become the first head of the...

War is a scary time for children who continue to suffer in conflict zones despite the protection provided by international law. In his first short film Paper Boat, Palestinian mathematics graduate turned filmmaker Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa asks whether human beings should have children in such a dangerous environment as the besieged Gaza Strip

Since 2017, Na’ama has been maintaining a popular parody account about US pop sensation Taylor Swift, to keep fans up to date on Taylor’s (not so real) activities –...

A group of Palestinian youth from Palestine, US, the Arab region, Europe and South Africa come together for a study programme in Johannesburg

As Israel’s General Election approaches on 9 April, MEMO interviews candidates, current and former, about their hopes for the future of Israeli politics.

As Israel’s general election approaches on 9 April, MEMO has interviewed candidates, current and former, about their hopes for the future of Israeli politics, to be published in the run-up to the poll.

A group of women wearing different-coloured niqabs carry ice creams that are just as colourful. Their eyes are closed as if they are about to savour the different flavours....

Fleeing war-torn Syria to Lebanon, Palestinian refugee Adnan thought he would find safety and a better life, but he is not out of danger. On the night of his...

As the Israeli elections on 9 April approach, MEMO interviews MKs, current and former, as to their experiences of working within the Israeli political system and their hopes for the future.

Emmanuel Macron’s statement on 20 February was a surprise. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF), the French President said that,...

Tensions have been rising in Jerusalem in recent weeks, after Palestinians re-entered the Al-Rahma Gate area of Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed prayers there for the first time in over 15 years.

As the Israeli elections on 9 April approach, MEMO interviews Arab MKs, current and former, as to their experiences of working within the Israeli political system, and their hopes for the future.

As the Israeli elections on 9 April approach, MEMO interviews Arab MKs, current and former, as to their experiences of working within the Israeli political system, and their hopes for the future.

Throughout much of her life, Palestinian Sundus Azza and her family have faced regular harassment by Israeli settlers and soldiers in Hebron

As the Israeli elections on 9 April approach, MEMO interviews Arab MKs, current and former, as to their experiences of working within the Israeli political system, and their hopes for the future.

The family of Abdelrahman Attia have appealed for his death sentence to be suspended after the court issued a final verdict ordering his execution alongside five other Egyptian men,...

As the Syrian war approaches its eighth anniversary next month, the reality of the nation’s revolution-gone-wrong could not be starker. Millions have been displaced inside and outside the country,...

Twenty-four-year old Ayatollah Ashraf was arrested from her home in the Qalyubiyah governorate of Egyptian capital Cairo on 3 October 2018. Egyptian security forces broke into the family’s home...

“I could not stomach the way the Arabs, who should really own this country, are being treated by not only the UN but by the government in Palestine,” a...

Khaled Hamdy was arrested on the 27 March 2014 from his home in Egypt. He had been working as a production manager for Egypt 25, a TV channel founded...

MEMO speaks to Palestinian Film Director Dima Abu Ghoush about her award-winning film ‘Emwas: Restoring Memories’

French surgeon Christophe Oberlin has spent 17 years travelling to Gaza. He tells MEMO about the evolution of wounds throughout the years as a result of the changes in weaponry

In the dead of night, Israeli forces knocked on the door of Salah Hamouri’s apartment in Jerusalem, he told me. “When I opened the door they told me they...

The head of Hamas in the Palestinian diaspora has told Quds Press that the movement is working to harness the capacity of all of the people of Palestine in...

“The stories behind the paintings are all stories of resilience, of life loving individuals"

Professor Nadia Yaqub speaks to MEMO about her book "Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution" which launched in London during the Palestine Film Festival