Middle East Monitor

January 29, 2014 Dr. Ang Swee Chai

A lesson on hope on the 30th anniversary of the Sabra-Shatila massacre

This year, while Palestinian refugees in Lebanon prepare to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Sabra-Shatila massacre, the country is receiving thousands of refugees fleeing from Syria. We pray...

Published in: Article, Guest Writers
January 28, 2014 Dr. Tilde Rosmer

The rise and rise of Sheikh Raed Salah: Israel's most prominent Islamist wins his case against Britain's Home Secretary

May 8 2012 In my blog entry in October 2011 I commented on the decision of the British government to issue a banning order against Sheikh Raed Salah, the...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia
January 25, 2014 Ali Badwan

Hamas continues to ply a difficult course

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has just celebrated its 24th anniversary in an unusually turbulent political climate in Palestine and the Arab world. Changes in the international arena include...

Published in: Article, Middle East
January 25, 2014 | Jamal Kanj

America is a partner in Israel's wars

On 15 November, 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) National Council, a body representing all Palestinians, declared an independent Palestinian state. The gesture did not change life for Palestinians...

Published in: Article, Middle East
January 25, 2014 Firas Abu Hilal

Hamas and the Arab Spring: positions and repercussions

The revolutions in a number of Arab countries and their effects on a number of strategic issues, at the forefront of which is the Palestinian case, are at the...

Published in: Article, Middle East