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Category: Middle East
House of Hashim – since 1921, 27 years before 1948
The Hashemites (Arabic: الهاشميون, romanized: al-Hāshimiyyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the … More
United Arab Republic (1958-61) – Egypt, Gaza Strip, Syria
The United Arab Republic (UAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Muttaḥida) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1961. It was initially … More
1949 Armistice Agreements
The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. They formally ended the hostilities of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and also demarcated the Green Line, which separated Arab-controlled … More
Treaty of London (1946)
The Treaty of London was signed between the United Kingdom and the Emirate of Trans-Jordan on 22 March 1946 and came into force on 17 June … More
King Hussein’s federation plan
A political program was proposed by King Hussein of Jordan during a speech to Parliament on March 15, 1972 that aimed to establish a … More
Occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Arab Republic
The 1949 Armistice Agreements, which ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by delineating the Green Line as the legal boundary between Israel and the Arab countries, left the Kingdom of … More
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank
The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on April 24, 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on … More
Military occupation
Military occupation, also known as belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is the temporary military control by a ruling power over a territory that … More
US pushes full-court press to stop Israel operations in Rafah
The Biden administration is desperately trying to convince Israel not to carry out a full-scale military operation in Rafah, the southern city in Gaza where more … More
Thousands will now die of starvation and disease in Gaza
That Israel’s destruction of essential infrastructure, siege, and obstruction of aid efforts in the Gaza Strip are causing severe hunger and … More
The Tragic Absurdity of Biden’s Gaza Policies
Since Israel’s campaign of death began, President Joe Biden has perfected the art of cognitive dissonance, planting story after story about his … More
The Sumerian King List
The Sumerian King List (abbreviated SKL) or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the … More
Architects of the Disastrous Iraq War Want a Do-Over in Gaza
In an echo of Washington’s disastrous de-Baathification campaign in occupied Iraq, a new report puts special stress on “deradicalization” efforts … More
Vladimir Jabotinsky: “Zionism is a colonization adventure”
Zionism and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have been described as a form of settler colonialism. Patrick Wolfe, an influential theorist of settler colonial studies, considered Israel … More
when did it become illegal to stand up for peace?
Last weekend, Ally was kicked out of a family Shabbat dinner. Ally is 21 years old and from New York. … More
The bloodshed in Gaza excludes Israel from the civilised world
The inhumane conduct of Israel’s military and its political leaders in the bloody campaign in the Gaza Strip puts Israel … More
“Address to the Rothschilds”
700: The Karaite Synagogue in Jerusalem is the oldest of Jerusalem’s active synagogues, having been built in the 8th century. … More
world’s moral failure in Gaza should shame us all
As the Group of 20 (G20) meets in Brazil this week, the reported death toll in the Gaza hostilities is … More
Israel’s goal was always “From The River To The Sea”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is introducing this evening in the Knesset legislation that would match a cabinet decision … More
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