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The Middle East Quartet's Peace Envoy, Tony Blair, arrived in Cairo on Friday evening to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the security situation across the region, Anadolu news...

Following on from the tragic and brutal murder of the Jordanian fighter pilot Mu'ath Al-Kaseasbeh at the hands of his ISIS captors, many people have been thinking about other...

An interfaith charity has dropped a controversial rabbi as patron, following an expose in Middle East Monitor. Yitzchak Schochet's appointment as patron was announced by Faith Matters on 26...

A controversial rabbi who last August urged Israel to "finish what they started" in its assault on the Gaza Strip has been appointed as patron by prominent 'anti-extremism' charity...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped charges against nine activists who occupied the roof of an Elbit Systems factory in Staffordshire during Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip...

Considering post-coup Egypt and its series of documented repressions, reading a memoir of the January 25, 2011, Egyptian uprising would seem like a bittersweet retrospective. Now, rampant imprisonment, everyday...

We are fast approaching the anniversary of Colin Powell's now infamous speech before the United Nations as the Bush administration ramped up the case for invading Iraq ten years...

Gomaa Amin, the Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, passed away in British capital London on Saturday, the movement has said. The Brotherhood said in a statement that Amin...

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised to be as good a friend to Israel as David Cameron, should he be elected in May. In an interview published in Jewish News this week, the...

Last week, BBC's Panorama broadcast a documentary on "The Battle for British Islam" by John Ware, a journalist and film-maker. Ware followed this up with an extended op-ed in...

This week, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) released new figures which reveal the £3.8 billion in arms sales that the British government has approved for export to Saudi Arabia...

David Cameron says we "have a problem" if we do not realise there is an issue over the radicalisation of young British Muslims. The prime minister's disgraceful exploitation of...

Ever since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, Israel has been able to convince the West, America and Europe in particular, that its brutal "self-defence" is part...

Thursday marked the 256th anniversary of the day the British Museum first opened its doors to the public. In 1759, the museum was the first of its kind: a...

I recently completed reading an old book: Bible and Sword: Britain and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour. Originally published back in 1956, it was written by Barbara...

President Barack Obama strongly warned Congress against new Iran sanctions Friday, saying that additional penalties could derail ongoing talks. "Congress needs to show patience," Obama said during a joint press...

Pro-Israel activists have vowed to fight back against a growing global boycott campaign, using new technological "tools" proposed and developed at a recent "Legitimacy Hackathon." The gathering, held on...

After testifying in court during the bail hearing in what has become known as South Africa's first murder resulting from Islamophobic violence, a number of journalists approached me and...

The academic boycott of Israel was the theme of a discussion at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) this week. An event organised by the student...

As an asylum seeker from Turkey Meltem Avcil arrived in England aged 13. Along with her mother she was detained in Bedfordshire's detention centre, Yarl's Wood, which has gained...

Around 40 world leaders joined more than one million people in a massive rally in Paris in support of freedom of speech and in honour of the 17 people...

"I wish I could wake up one day and find that Gaza has sunk into the sea." That was the strange wish made by the enemy and killer of...

How did the House of Saud respond to the revolutionary spirit sweeping the Arab world in 2011? Just like their playboy sons dancing in the nightclubs of London, who...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak as warned that Israel is vulnerable to a boycott, as the BDS movement develops. In an interview in Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Barak was...

Israel's foreign minister has attacked the European Union's policy towards his country, saying it "encourages the manifestation of anti-Semitism." Speaking at a meeting of Israeli ambassadors to European countries...

Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects reports that Tehran and Washington have agreed on shipping Iranian uranium to Russia Iran's foreign ministry denied on Saturday media reports that claim Tehran and...

The news that the right-wing Henry Jackson Society has pulled funds for parliamentary groups rather than disclose who its own donors are will be no surprise to those who...

MEMO's important book "The Battle for Public Opinion in Europe" analysed changing perspectives in Europe towards the Palestinian struggle. A look at the trade unions in Britain reveals that...

As the year draws to a close one of the most highly respected voices in the international community says that he has genuine fears for the welfare of Israelis...

A US official has denied media reports that Secretary of State John Kerry threatened the Palestinian Authority with economic sanctions if President Mahmoud Abbas goes ahead with a unilateral...

The United Kingdom has contributed an additional $4.7 million to the UNRWA Flash Appeal for Gaza, the UN announced on yesterday. The funding will help UNRWA meet the urgent...

Comedian Ivor Dembina made headlines in the Jewish and comedy industry press last week. Dembina, who is Jewish, has barred several comedians from performing at his club to due...