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January 24, 2014

Should we go to Geneva?

On May 7th, 2013, the United States and Russia agreed to hold an international conference to end the war and “prevent the dismantlement of Syria”. The agreement was announced...

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January 24, 2014

Foreign fighters in Syria… between religious duty and the Islamic political project

Three years after the Syrian revolution began the number of foreign fighters in the ranks of the Free Syrian Army and revolutionary brigades have increased; however this so-called ‘immigration’...

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January 24, 2014

Iran: How to rig an election

The election landscape in Iran is becoming increasingly clear. According to state-run Press TV, a whopping 686 candidates registered to run in the presidential poll. However, only eight men...

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January 24, 2014

It's better not to shut down the debate on collaboration between Zionists and anti-Semites

In the age of the internet, it’s impossible to delete anything – as Al Jazeera discovered this week. Last Tuesday, Al Jazeera English published a long comment piece on...

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January 24, 2014

Alashaal: If Israel wants peace, it should negotiate with the Palestinians according to international legal terms

On Tuesday night at Senate House, SOAS University, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) hosted an evening with former Egyptian presidential candidate Abdallah Alashaal. Alashaal founded the Free Egypt Party after...

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January 24, 2014

Dramatic escalation in settler activities

It is not surprising, or even unexpected, to see settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem attacking and threatening the lives of Palestinians, destroying their properties, ruining their farms...

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January 24, 2014

Justice must prevail if European and American claims to civilisation have any meaning at all

In the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, the Israelis have the most compliant of “partners for peace” ready and willing to make huge concessions and yet illegal settlements continue to...

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January 24, 2014

Gaza cadet camps; between consent, criticism and anger

Cadet training at schools launched by the Ministry of Education in the Gaza Strip has faced much scrutiny, questioning and criticism by the Palestinian government in the West Bank....

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January 24, 2014

Nasrullah's incredibly high risk strategy

Lebanon’s Hezbollah is perhaps best known for its strikes against Israel. It fought off an Israeli invasion in 2006, and has been seen across the Middle East as a...

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January 24, 2014

Israel's Chief of Staff complains about budget cuts

Israel’s Chief of the General Staff, Benny Gantz, has told the Knesset Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security that the army faces a deficit of 8 billion new Israeli...

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