Israel

The publication of Glenn Greenwald's new book this week has been eagerly awaited – not least by myself. Giving the inside story of how he broke one of the...

Israel is a parliamentary democracy represented by a very large number of parties, with universal suffrage for all citizens, regardless of race, religion or sex… – CIA World Fact...

Israeli political sources claimed Sunday that the International Quartet Committee for Peace in the Middle East would recognize a future Palestinian consensus government that does not include members of...

The Islamic Resistance movement Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar said the Palestinian consensus government will be presented before the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to gain confidence. Al-Zahar pointed out in...

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has criticised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, saying that he is no longer a partner for peace and that Israel will not reach any agreement with...

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum dismissed Netanyahu's threatening of Abbas as a sign of Israeli bankruptcy. In a press statement Saturday, Barhoum said that Israeli meddling in Palestinian affairs is...

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman slammed the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas saying "he is no longer a partner for peace" and that Israel is currently looking...

Member of Fatah executive committee Tawfiq al-Tirawi has said that Israel killed the two-state solution, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has said. Al-Tirawi told the newspaper: "You say that the Israeli...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told on Friday the US defence secretary Chuck Hagel that the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot make peace with both Hamas and Israel at the...

Since early May events have been taking place across all areas of historic Palestinian related to the Nakba. May 15th is annually marked as Nakba Day amongst Palestinians everywhere....

The Israeli army recognises that about half of its military bases in the occupied West Bank pollute the environment and contaminate groundwater, an Israeli newspaper said on Friday. The...

Israeli occupation forces demolished 567 Palestinian homes during the 9 months of negotiations, the Earth Research Center said in a press release Friday. The ERC also said that Israeli...

Israeli minister of justice and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni met on Thursday the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in London, Israeli Channel 2 has revealed. The secret meeting...

Negotiations between Israel and the Arabs have continued to go back and forth since Camp David. All of these experiences of the past few decades, such as the Madrid...

Israel's Housing and Construction Minister, Uri Ariel of the Jewish Home party has promised to continue plans to expand Jewish settlements in Jerusalem and throughout Israel saying he cannot...

Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana said that around 20% of the Palestinians "have been arrested by Israel since the Nakba of...

Below is a statement by the Global March to Jerusalem – North America. Israel is gradually destroying al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, also known as al-Quds. Al-Aqsa mosque is the...

Palestine TV has published a video showing two Palestinians being killed by the Israeli army forces on Thursday during a protest to mark the Nakba, or "catastrophe" the term...

MEMO/PSC event opens debate despite attempts at censorship EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The concerted Zionist campaign to smear the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) failed dismally...

On Friday night (25th March 2011) MEMO and the PSC co-hosted Palestinian author Ramzy Baroud for a book signing in London's Mosaic Rooms. He spent the evening "in conversation"...

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...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Report on a public seminar by Professor Richard FalkProfessor Richard Falk, the UNHCR's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, spoke on the issue...

INCLUDING PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT On Wednesday 28th July, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) hosted a groundbreaking and highly successful public event in...

INCLUDING PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT SUMMARY That was the focus of the most recent MEMO event held on Tuesday 1st June in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. The horrific...

A year after the brutal Israeli invasion of Gaza an impressive array of speakers gathered in London this week to draw attention to the fact that the end of...

On the 66th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, or disaster, the Israeli occupation authorities destroyed a number of Palestinian properties in the occupied city of Jerusalem. Palestinian resident Um...

Yesterday, 7th December 2009, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted a groundbreaking event which brought together people from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions including academics, lawyers, peace...

On the 4th and 5th of November, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) was present at a conference in Beirut, convened by the Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations under...

Amnesty International Report "Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water – Israel-Occupied Territories." Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London   Introduction It is...

Excerpts from: European-Mediterranean Relations: From the Barcelona Declaration to the Mediterranean Union Chapter: Partnership Initiatives in the light of the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Summary by Senussi Bsaikri, Middle East...

Palestinians living inside what is now called Israel call themselves "1948 Palestinians". They are holding on more and more to their Palestinian identity in the face of the escalation...

The Israeli University of Haifa has frozen the political and social activities of two Arab student organisations after they insisted on commemorating the Palestinian Nakba on campus. The Democratic...