Israeli Occupation

American journalist shot by Israeli Defense Forces in Jenin

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator An American journalist, born in Jerusalem, was killed in Jenin in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine by Israeli Defense Forces on Wednesday. Shireen Abu Akleh had worked as a reporter for the Arabic-language channel of Al Jazeera for 25 years, and was covering an Israeli raid into Jenin […]

How Israel’s Occupation of Palestine Intensifies Climate Change

“Israel's actions over the last almost 75 years demonstrate that there is very little regard for the indigenous landscape, the indigenous flora and fauna, the wildlife population, and the indigenous people.” – Zena Agha, Middle East Institute
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Israel attacks Syria putting passenger planes in peril

Israel attacks Syria putting passenger planes in peril Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel attacked Syria last night, beginning at 11:03 pm., and lasting until after midnight. Al Nahar, the Lebanese media, reported that one MEA commercial airplane, fully loaded with passengers, was miraculously saved from being shot down by the missiles fired by […]

Lebanon faces living without food, water, electricity, medicine and gasoline

Lebanon faces living without food, water, electricity, medicine and gasoline Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Gasoline had been subsidized by the Lebanese government, but now it will fluctuate depending on the import cost on a free market price. The government had supported merchants importing gasoline previously, as well as flour, medicine, and several basic […]

“I do think that Russia is ready to face Turkey, and I think that the Syrian army and Russian forces will prevail”, says Gilbert Mercier

https://www.mideastdiscourse.com/2021/07/14/i-do-think-that-russia-is-r… By Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Hot-spots in the Middle East are heating up to volcano-like tensions. With Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey living on a knife edge, Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Gilbert Mercier.

Sectarian policies in Lebanon causing suffering: interview with Lebanese Journalist Ali Yehya

https://www.mideastdiscourse.com/2021/07/01/sectarian-policies-in-leban… Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Lebanon’s 6 million people have been suffering through a crisis which began 20 months ago, and there is no end to the suffering in sight.  Severe shortages of medicine, fuel, electricity and a myriad of basic goods in the import-dependent country. The crisis, which began in late 2019, […]

‘Israeli attacks on Palestinians exposed its Apartheid state identity’: Martin Love interview

‘Israeli attacks on Palestinians exposed its Apartheid state identity’: Martin Love interview Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The middle east region is a hot-spot and headline news is full of the tensions involving Iran and the occupation of Palestine. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Martin Love to better understand the back-story to the events […]

“How can we look at Palestine with no moral compass and no sense of justice or fair play?” Jafar Ramini, writer and political analyst

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator  “This is truly a massacre that cannot be described,” said Dr. Al Reesh at the al-Shifa Hospital which received the bodies of 10 Palestinians killed, including eight children, and 15 people wounded by an Israeli air raid on the Shati Refugee Camp in the Gaza strip in the hours […]

Apartheid Israel faces full scale war

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator For the first time since the 2014 war, Palestinians in Gaza fired an uninterrupted barrage of more than 500 rockets into Israel, as the Israel Defense Forces pounded Gaza with more than 140 airstrikes through the early hours of Tuesday.   The Iron Dome, Israel’s antimissile defense network, destroyed many […]