@AlexJayMac

Middle East Eye, reporter/commentator on Iran, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Turkey, UK etc. Folk musician. Also on Bsky and Instagram. [email protected]

Joined January 2011
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As we hit the 30th September deadline for all US troops to pull out of Iraq, I took a look at what this means for the Iran-backed armed groups who have been celebrating it as a victory: middleeasteye.net/news/us-pu…

As the US pulls its forces out of Iraq, what happens to Iran-backed armed groups?

Powerful groups celebrate withdrawal of US forces as government sets new deadline for them to integrate and disarm

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Jeremy Kaplowitz@jeremysmilesOct 19
fuck i just realized my wife has never disavowed the muslim brotherhood
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Approximately 12,000 Palestinian Arabs volunteered to serve in the British military during WWII, fighting in mixed or separate units alongside Jewish volunteers from Mandate Palestine across Europe, North Africa, Greece, and France.
Josh Howie
@joshxhowieOct 18
'Palestinians' literally fought in WW2 for the Nazis. This is fucking disgusting.
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Genuinely are times you feel like children are running the world.
Umesh Kumar
@itsumeshkOct 16
The Roadster could genuinely be a lifesaver in situations like these.
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Renewed death sentence for Iranian Kurdish activist Warisheh Morad
PJAK Media Center@PjakMediaOct 16
🔶#KJAR condemns the renewed judicial persecution of Warisheh Moradi and holds the Islamic Republic of #Iran directly responsible for her life and well-being. It calls for the revocation of all death sentences and the unconditional release of Moradi and all political prisoners.
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Labour Zionist governments between 1948 and 1966 kept Palestinian citizens of Israel under military rule. Golda Meir said there was no such thing as Palestinians. Khan Yunis massacre, Kafr Qassim massacre, Rafah Massacre all took place under Labour Zionist govts.
Tory Fibs
@ToryFibsOct 16
Labour Zionism which was the dominant strand of Zionism until the late 1970s was an extremely noble ideology. Socialist Collectivism through Kibbutz. It is a key ingredient of the two state solution that will one day bring peace to the region.
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And as has been well documented, Labour Zionists in the Haganah along with the likes of Irgun and Lehi carried out the Nakbah, and many of the much-touted kibbutzim were built on the remains of demolished Palestinian villages.
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Now their domestic agenda in economic and (some) social terms was different to Likud, but if you're talking specifically in relation to the Palestinians, there's very little practical difference and, up to the 70's, they were arguably less sympathetic than Likud were after then.
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jeremy scahill
@jeremyscahillOct 16
X has suspended the account of academic and researcher @MujammaHaraket whose writings and translation projects about Palestine are essential historical works that fall clearly within the public interest. This ban should be reversed immediately.
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Duncan Stone@StoneDunkOct 15
Neither Cartier-Bresson, Banksy nor Cold War Steve could have come up with such an image. Absolutely perfect composition and lighting (even the road signs are perfect)! 😍
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💥#Boom: Former Shin Bet director Ronen Bar is suing Netanyahu, who called him "a traitor," bringing details of over 20 times Bar claims he warned Netanyahu of an explosive threat from Gaza before October 7.
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"It sends a clear message of intimidation to the entire press - the EFJ calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately end the trustee appointment, allow Halk TV to resume broadcasting, and let journalists do their work without pressure" middleeasteye.net/news/turki…

Turkish government raids most-watched TV channel, appoints new manager

Seizure of Halk TV derided by opposition as 'tsunami' of arrests continues across Turkey

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Quelle surprise: middleeasteye.net/news/why-d…

Why did the Palestinian Authority postpone elections - again?

A Hamas-Dahlan alliance threatened Fatah's electoral plans and exposed a wider struggle over Palestinian politics

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Ragıp Soylu
@ragipsoyluOct 14
Turkey seizes the controls of the country’s most watched news channel, opposition leaning Halk TV this morning, apparently on charges of financial crimes
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alannah travers@AlannahTraversOct 13
Death threats and isolation - the cost of fighting sexual violence in #Iraq. No government safe houses for women facing abuse, only a few NGO shelters. Earlier this year the inspiring courageous founder of those, Yanar Mohammed, was killed outside her home bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqd0…

Death threats and isolation - the cost of fighting sexual violence in Iraq

Women say they share stories of abuse to highlight the issue, despite social pressure and safety fears.

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"I used to be pretty liberal and progressive but then someone on Twitter said I 'sucked' and now I'm a neo-fascist." - Ancient social media proverb
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Secunder Kermani
@SecKermaniOct 11
Wtf! Just arrived in Tel Aviv for coverage ahead of the Israeli elections Only to be told the Israeli authorities are denying me entry to the country! Have reported widely on Israel / Palestine for the past 4 years for @Channel4News
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I mean, cos the Houthis have actively intervened to shut down the Red Sea in response to the war in Gaza in addition to firing weapons at Israel, while Saudi Arabia did nothing and was arguably tacitly supportive of Israel or at least Israel's allies? It's kind of obvious?
Ihab Hassan
@IhabHassaneOct 10
So most of those activists in the West who claim to champion Palestinian rights side with Houthi terrorists against Saudi Arabia. Does anyone know why?
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Like, you can think they're wrong to do so, but it certainly isn't any great mystery, there have been very few active interventions by foreign groups on behalf of the Palestinians.
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The most bizarre aspect of so much political and media reaction to the Green Party adopting thr Zionism Is Racism motion is the idea that it's evidence of Islamist or even generally Muslim influence on the party.
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Anti-zionism has loooong been a leftist position, albeit more what you might call far-left rather than centre-left. Do we think that the Soviet Union adoptation of anti-zionism was due to Islamism? Are the PFLP Islamists? It's just bizarre.
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yeah "adoptation" isn't a word, but rules are for losers.
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In the UK you can pretty much get away with swearing on Sunday morning TV, baffling to think saying fuck on a Saturday evening comedy show requires an apology in America...
mike murray
@snlmikemurrayOct 11
Shane Gillis apologizes during SNL goodnights following F-bomb during second live sketch
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