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13 Nov, 20:35
How Abdul El-Sayed defied Islamophobia and AIPAC to make US historyFrom being targeted with Islamophobic attacks by Donald Trump and JD Vance to making history as the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed’s path to victory was anything but straightforward.The Michigan Democrat took on his Republican rival, the Democratic establishment and millions of dollars in spending from pro-Israel lobbying groups, including AIPAC.So who is Abdul El-Sayed, and how did he overcome powerful political opponents to secure a historic victory?Watch the full video on the Middle East Eye YouTube channelMiddle East Eye
13 Nov, 16:55
David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, says war criminals continue to evade justice while Palestinians in Gaza endure suffering caused by Israel.He talks about families struggling to survive winter storms in makeshift shelters, saying that Israel's restrictions on humanitarian aid are preventing essential supplies from reaching Gaza.Hearst criticises Western leaders, including Chuck Schumer, for allowing the suffering to continue. Despite shifting political attitudes, he says that Israel's supporters remain firmly entrenched in power.Hearst concludes that Israel's influence across Western governments and military industries remains formidable, warning that leaders who fail to stop the suffering are enabling it.Middle East Eye
13 Nov, 16:11
Turkey and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement in Istanbul on Friday, in what is the latest military pact between Ankara and other Muslim states.The defence agreement was one of five agreed to between Turkey and Qatar as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.A statement by the Turkish president’s office said that Friday’s mutual defence agreement with Qatar “would add another dimension to our brotherhood”🔗 Click to read more on this developing story: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-and-qatar-sign-mutual-defence-agreementMiddle East Eye
13 Nov, 12:36
Will Eisenkot form a coalition with the Arab parties?Israel has a new parliament, a slate of new bills waiting to be passed, and new partners with whom to enter a coalition. But it still doesn't have a new government.Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has five weeks left to form one. The former general has called it a matter of "great urgency". So, what's taking him so long?Middle East Eye
13 Nov, 11:16
How October 7 was turned into a case for genocide | Marwan Bishara“No longer was October 7th an attempt by a colonised people to carry out an attack against their coloniser… No, you had to add the evil component.”Marwan Bishara on how October 7 was framed to prepare the ground for genocide in Gaza.Watch the full episode on our channel. UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq CarimMiddle East Eye
12 Nov, 15:29
‘Dirty Arab’: University student verbally attacked on bus in HaifaSpeaking on Israel’s Kan 11 channel, a Druze university student from Haifa recounts how she was verbally attacked by a young woman on a bus for speaking Arabic.Kaf says the woman called her a “dirty Arab” and refused to sit next to her. When she confronted her, the woman told her to “go back to Syria, you and all the Druze”, and threatened to hit her if she "didn’t shut up”.Middle East Eye
12 Nov, 11:49
'Nothing surprises me now': Surgeon recounts working in Gaza“Nothing surprises me now”. In the summer, consultant surgeon Dr Nick Maynard spoke about what he witnessed in Gaza after a UN report ruled that Israel is carrying out a genocide against Palestinian children.Six months after the interview, and almost three years since the siege of Al-Nasr hospital, which led to the discovery of the corpses of 4 premature babies, Israel’s attacks on hospitals in Gaza continue.An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital killed at least six people yesterday, including surgeon Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira, and injured more than 20 others.Middle East Eye
11 Nov, 22:09
Trump thanks US troops for war on Iran and defends Pete HegsethUS President Donald Trump thanked members of the armed forces involved in the war on Iran during a Veterans Day ceremony and expressed support for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach him.“He’s done a fantastic job,” Trump said of the Pentagon chief.Middle East Eye
22 Sept, 17:37
‘People had given up on Gaza’: Norman Finkelstein on The David Hearst Podcast“The moment you say it’s a war, Israel has won the propaganda war.”Norman G. Finkelstein joins David Hearst to discuss his new book, Gaza’s Gravediggers, the evidence behind claims arising from 7 October, changing attitudes towards Israel among American Jews, Ed Miliband, international law—and why he argues that what happened in Gaza was not a war, but a genocide.The full episode of The David Hearst Podcast will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, on Middle East Eye’s YouTube channel.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss it.Middle East Eye
22 Sept, 15:08
Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses US of ‘trampling’ on MoU ahead of UN General AssemblySpeaking in Tehran before heading to New York for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US of trampling on its agreement to end the war with Iran.“They are blocking the routes, they are blocking the air routes, they are blocking the land routes, they want to stir up internal divisions. But we will, God willing, render all of this futile by the grace of God,” he said, referring to new US sanctions on 27 Iranian air carriers as part of a wider sanctions project aimed at blocking Iran's access to the global economy.Middle East Eye
22 Sept, 11:43
JD Vance blames Iran for rising oil pricesUS Vice President JD Vance says the reason oil prices are rising in the US is “because the Iranians continue to fire missiles and drones at commercial shipping”, failing to mention the role the US-Israeli war on Iran played in the disruption to international shipping.“This is fundamentally about the Iranians. If the Iranians want to terrorise international shipping, we, of course, are going to do everything that we can to push back against that,” says Vance, in an interview with Newsmax.Middle East Eye
21 Sept, 19:21
Saudi air strike targets a local market in a village near Bab al-Mandeb in YemenFootage released by Yemen’s Houthis shows what they say is a Saudi air strike targeting a local market in a village near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.The Houthis now control strategic coastal areas overlooking the strait after seizing them from Saudi-backed government forces.Middle East Eye
21 Sept, 15:42
Ed Sheeran fans react to singer’s Gaza statement after Macklemore controversyEd Sheeran fans in Philadelphia gave mixed reactions to the controversy surrounding the singer’s concert after he addressed Gaza on stage.The controversy began after rapper Macklemore, who was opening for Sheeran, made comments in solidarity with Palestine during a performance in New Jersey, including saying “Free Palestine” and performing his protest song “Hind’s Hall”.Macklemore was subsequently removed from the remaining US dates of Sheeran’s tour after venue owners, including billionaire Robert Kraft, objected to his participation. Kraft said the decision followed Macklemore’s recent comments and accused the rapper of antisemitism.Sheeran and the tour’s producers ultimately conceded to the pressure, and Macklemore was removed from the remaining dates.Middle East Eye
21 Sept, 14:13
Francesca Albanese on NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Gaza documentary | UNAPOLOGETIC"The moment the enemy recognises your pain, is no longer the enemy."Francesca Albanese on the debate within the Palestine movement over NAZA, and Israeli voices being platformed over Palestinian ones.Full episode available on our channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPawZE4GWkUNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim.Middle East Eye
21 Sept, 11:42
NAZA film sees through the Israeli maskSoumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, argues that attempts to suppress artists and filmmakers speaking about Palestinian suffering are ultimately feeble.Speaking about the political backlash faced by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor over their Gaza documentary NAZA, Ghannoushi says efforts to silence or intimidate artists will not work.She argues that while institutions may be able to control who gets access to stages and platforms, they will not succeed in supressing the truth about Palestine. She draws comparisions to the Vietnam War and Apartheid South Africa where artists became oustpoken critics.Middle East Eye
21 Sept, 10:34
Israeli actress Sarai Givaty's child terrorist remarks reemerge and draws Nazi comparisonsIsraeli actress Sarai Givaty's remarks justifying Israel's killing of children in Gaza by arguing that, "they will grow up to be terrorists," has remerged online.UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has compared the comments to arguments the Nazis gave during the Nuremberg Trials to justify their killing of children during the Holocaust.Middle East Eye
18 Sept, 17:07
Why Israel's next government could be even more far-rightIsraeli politicians briefly united last week to condemn the 'NAZA' documentary exposing the Israeli military's AI targeting system in Gaza.Then, they went back to fighting with each other. With just over a month until the country's elections, what are they still arguing about? And has the far-right already won?Middle East Eye
18 Sept, 12:33
‘There is no genocide’: Congresswoman Haley Stevens challenged over Israel’s actions in GazaUS Representative Haley Stevens walked away from questions about her support for Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying she is “proud to be a Zionist” while repeatedly rejecting claims that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.Stevens support for Israel became a central issue in the recent Michigan Democratic Senate primary, where AIPAC and affiliated groups spent tens of millions of dollars backing her campaign. Stevens narrowly lost the primary to Abdul El-Sayed, who had made opposition to AIPAC and criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza central to his campaign.Middle East Eye
18 Sept, 09:32
How the Houthis ‘shattered' the government forces' moralThe Houthis "shattered" the morale of the Yemeni Armed Forces, which has been key in their successful advancements this week, said Ibrahim Jalal.Speaking on MEE Live, Jalal, a policy advisor and senior Yemeni analyst, said that the group's ability to exploit fracturing among opposing forces secured their ability to press forward into taking more territory.Will it hold? Watch the latest episode of MEE Live on our YouTube channel now.Middle East Eye
17 Sept, 18:23
Francesca Albanese's take on UK sanctions of settlements, "Seismic Shift" | UNAPOLOGETICFrancesca Albanese (@francesca.albanese.unsr.opt) spoke to @ashfaaqC and described the UK's decision to sanction settlement activity in the West Bank as "Of course, it's small, and of course it's little", she also said it was a "seismic shift" and that "this has been the strongest condemnation ever issued by the UK government"Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/3wPawZE4GWk?si=buSPHdbIj-8DuHJm
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