Miko Peled

Miko Peled is MintPress News contributing writer, published author and human rights activist born in Jerusalem. His latest books are"The General's Son. Journey of an Israeli in Palestine," and "Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five."

“New Sheriff in Town”: Israel’s Dangerous Challenge to Al-Aqsa Custodianship Threatens World Peace

Israel’s denial of entry into Al-Aqsa to the Jordanian Ambassador marks a dangerous development for the holy site and a potential catastrophe for Palestine and the world, warns Miko Peled.

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Al-Aqsa Mosque Feature photo

The Jordanian Ambassador to the State of Israel was recently denied entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem – the third-holiest site in Islam. This is an incident that is so severe and so dangerous that not only the Jordanian government but the entire Arab and Muslim world – as well as the West – should have reprimanded Israel severely. The

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Israel’s Hysterical Response to “Farha” Proves the Movie’s Effectiveness

“Farha” doesn’t even mention Israel, Jewish people, or Zionism, so why are Israeli officials demanding Netflix drop the movie and calling for a boycott of the streaming service?

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Farha Film Feature photo

If you watched the 2021 movie “Farha,” you will relate to the following story. I had a quiet evening and decided to watch the film on Netflix. I was pleased to see that there was no Israeli funding involved, as there often is even for Palestinian films. The movie opens with lovely scenes from rural Palestine and young girls playing around. One

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Some Africans Can’t Get Asylum in Israel Because Persecution Is Normal There

While the numbers of Israeli atrocities and crimes are far too many to count, from time to time we come across something that stands out. This time it is the decision of Israel’s outgoing Minister of Interior to deny asylum to a woman facing female genital mutilation.

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Israel Africans Feature photo

While all eyes are currently and justifiably on the incoming, monstrous Israeli government, there are a few leftovers from the previous administration that are worth mentioning. The previous Israeli government is seen by many people as a kinder, gentler and more reasonable government than the one in place right now. However, while it is true

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As Far-Right Come to Power in Israel, J Street Struggles for Relevance

J Street, America’s more polite and liberal pro-Israel lobby group, is struggling to maintain legitimacy as the Israeli government openly embraces far-right fascism.

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J Street Feature photo

Strange things are taking place in the inner workings of the State of Israel, and here in the U.S., liberal Zionists must face the reality that they have not only failed, but unleashed the worst of the worst of the Zionist thugs who are now in power. The power in the “Jewish State” is no longer in the hands of so-called moderate Zionists who are

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UN Resolution 181: 75 Years of Myth Making and False Israeli Legitimacy

Seventy-Five years after the decision to partition Palestine, the carnage and oppression of Palestinians by Zionists promises to get much worse. 

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Israel founding Feature photo

Seventy-Five years after the United Nations' fatal decision to partition Palestine, the carnage and oppression of Palestinians by those who would claim they represent the Jewish people continues – and it promises to get much worse. Some claim that Zionism came to save the Jewish people from another Holocaust, that they speak for defenseless Jews

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Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Appointment as Minister for National Security is Bad News For Palestinians, Humanity.

The position of Minister of National Security is a new post created specifically for Ben-Gvir. It is an appointment that will give him unprecedented power over the lives of Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as those living in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

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Itamar Ben-Gvir Feature photo

The racist thug Itamar Ben-Gvir has not yet set foot in his new office as Minister of National Security, but the effects of his rise to power have already been felt throughout Palestine. As I write these words, Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro was arrested by the Israeli Army. He recently published a video showing an IDF soldier

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Settler Pogroms Against Palestinians Will Become the Norm Under New Israeli Government

The main point to be taken from the results of the Israeli elections is that the lives of Palestinian have never been in more danger than they are now.

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Settler Violence Feature photo

Saturday, November 19, 2022, was according to Jewish tradition Shabat Chayei Sarah – the Shabbos, or Saturday commemorating the death and burial of the biblical matriarch Sarah. In the biblical story, her husband Abraham purchased her burial plot in the ancient city of Al-Khalil. According to Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, the “commemoration” events that

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