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."

For Israelis, Ethnic Cleansing Palestinians is Fine, But Judicial Reform is a Red Line

Israelis are calling for democracy. Privileged citizens that denied democracy to Palestinians fear that their democracy is in danger. This is not a new phenomenon; we have seen this in the US, in Australia, and other settler colonial states.

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Benjamin Netanyahu protests Feature photo

The successful mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stand up against the Netanyahu government is proof of one thing: Israelis do not want to end the oppression and killing of Palestinian people. Israeli society has never seen such ongoing massive anti-government protests. So it is clear that had Israelis wanted to, they could

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The Glaring Hypocrisy Surrounding Bezel Smotrich’s Genocidal Comments

Bezalel Smotrich has never hidden or disguised his opinions or violent tendencies, and neither his hate-filled opinions nor his violent past has stood in the way of his meteoric rise in Israeli politics.

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Bezalel Smotrich Feature photo

A recent talk in Paris by Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich raised eyebrows when he claimed that there are no Palestinian people. In fact, he said that he himself was a real Palestinian, which is a funny thing to say given that his surname, Smotrich, is the name of a town in Ukraine. Golda Meir, prime minister of Israel in the early

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Indonesia’s Betrayal of Palestine: Hosting Israel in Under-20 World Cup

Israeli human rights activist Miko Peled argues that by recognizing Israel, Muslim countries are betraying the Palestinian cause.

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Indonesia Israel U-20 World Cup

As though someone was trying to prove me right, a few days after I published the article “By Recognizing Israel, Muslim Countries Are Betraying the Palestinian Cause,” I received a message from friends in Indonesia. The piece talks about the seemingly unstoppable movement within majority Muslim and Arab countries pushing towards normalizing

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By Recognizing Israel, Muslim Countries Are Betraying the Palestinian Cause

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The Arab, Muslim and many of the “Non-Aligned” member countries were once staunch supporters of the Palestinian cause. However, in the world that exists today, this is no longer the case. One after the other, the Arab states are falling into the trap of normalizing relations with Israel. Many African nations […]

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A protester holds a placard that says Normalization is betrayal during the demonstration. Palestinians protest against the Israeli normalization agreement with the UAE and Bahrain in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip hours before the signing ceremony at the White House. (Photo by Yousef Masoud / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- The Arab, Muslim and many of the “Non-Aligned” member countries were once staunch supporters of the Palestinian cause. However, in the world that exists today, this is no longer the case. One after the other, the Arab states are falling into the trap of normalizing relations with Israel. Many African nations are doing the

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Miko Peled: Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir Have All but Guaranteed a New Intifada Will Soon Erupt

Renowned Israeli peace advocate and author Miko Peled cautions that recent actions of Israel’s besieged leaders may spark an unprecedented wave of turmoil in the Holy Land.

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Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir Feature photo

There is a story about the Roman Emperor Nero, according to which he set  Rome on fire just so that he could see the flames. The story may or may not be true, but when Palestine is in flames, history will remember who lit the match. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime minister of Israel, will be remembered as the reckless politician who gave Itamar

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Israeli Far Right Ramping Up Violence Against Palestinian Prisoners, Human Rights Defenders

Israel is engaging in a strategy to “Judaize” East Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Naqab to make the areas more attractive to Jewish residents, with the hope of forcing Palestinians out.

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Israel prisoners Feature photo

People still pretend that Palestine is made of the West Bank ghettos and that Ramallah is the capital of Palestine. Some people remember that there is the Gaza Strip too, but it's a lost cause because Hamas is in control there, they choose not to pretend that it, along with the two million people in it, doesn't exist. However, try as they may, they

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The US is Legitimizing Jewish Terrorism Against Palestinians

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s recent visit to Palestine offered a paltry aid package to Palestinians and a gift to Israel’s far-right in the form of the removal of the Jewish Defense League from the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations.

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By Miko Peled
Blinken JDF Feature photo

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken recently visited Palestine, where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority “President” Mahmoud Abbas. People ask in wonder what was achieved, what the United States might do to relieve the tensions, and whether it is possible that the U.S. can bring about the renewal of

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