Trump praises Stevens for Republican endorsement, calls El-Sayed a ‘jihadist’

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson lauded Democrat Congresswoman Haley Stevens’ decision to endorse a Republican candidate over her party’s nominee Abdul El-Sayed. 

Johnson said Stevens was “speaking the truth” and that choosing El-Sayed would have been “crazy”. 

Trump then said he thought she was “in danger” because El-Sayed was a “jihadist” and a “Muslim Brotherhood guy”.

When seasoned journalists justified bombing hospitals | Francesca Albanese | UNAPOLOGETIC

The UN’s Francesca Albanese on how seasoned Western journalists ended up justifying Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim

NYC marathon runners stand with Palestine, call out Tata sponsor’s complicity

At the New York City marathon on Sunday, over a thousand runners wore bibs affiliated with the “Drop TCS” Campaign, which called on the marathon to drop its title sponsor, Tata Consultancy Services, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata Group. 

Organisers say the company is complicit in the genocide in Palestine and the Indian military’s actions in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

“We want to run a race and have it not help the reputation of a terrible company that supports Israel's genocide of Palestinians,” said one runner.

'Show courage' and end Netanyahu's government, Tibi urges Israeli opposition leader

“I hope Eisenkot will be courageous enough to go forward and form a minority government, which will end this government of Netanyahu immediately.”

Speaking to David Hearst, Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Tibi urged Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to show political courage and work with Arab parties to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule.

In the latest episode of the David Hearst Podcast, Ahmad Tibi, founder and leader of the Ta’al party (Arab Movement for Renewal), said there was no democratic justification for ruling out cooperation with Palestinian representatives in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, this time around.

Palestinians in Hebron return to homes damaged by Israeli army

Palestinians in Hebron have returned to their homes to find damage and destruction caused by Israeli raids and explosions.

Israeli forces withdrew from the area on Monday after having forced out its residents on October 23 following a shooting at an army checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.

Soldiers destroyed the homes of the two shooters, despite having already shot them dead at the scene. They raided and destroyed other homes whose residents said they have no connection to the incident, collectively punishing people living in the occupied West Bank's largest city.

Supporters reject attacks on Michigan democrat Abdul El-Sayed

Supporters of Abdul El-Sayed came out in force on the eve of the midterm election, fighting back against attacks on the Democratic candidate for Michigan. 

“He's not too far to the left for Michigan. Michigan went for Bernie back in 2015 during the primary. Michigan has a lot of people who believe in Abdul El-Sayed's priorities,” said one resident. 

El-Sayed’s opponents have waged a ruthless campaign of personal attacks against him, criticising his faith and accusing him of being antisemitic.

Uncommitted Movement founder Abbas Alawieh wins Michigan State legislature

“We need to empower our communities to elect leaders who are championing their values and their needs and their pain.”

Speaking to Middle East Eye’s Rhana Natour, Abbas Alawieh, founder of the Uncommitted Movement and candidate for the Michigan State Senate, says voters lost trust in Democratic leadership in 2024 because they were out of touch with ordinary working people in America. 

He said Americans were disconnected from spending funds on endless overseas wars while people struggle to make ends meet at home. 

Alawieh won the election for Michigan State Senate District 2.

Israel's food appropriation: Why do people stay silent? | Fadi Kattan

Fadi Kattan is a renowned Palestinian chef from Bethlehem and the co-founder of Akub, one of London's most celebrated Palestinian restaurants.

In this conversation on Real Talk, Fadi invites Mohamed Hashem into his restaurant  to talk about Palestinian food,Israel's appropriation of Palestinian cuisine, and why food is one of the most powerful tools of cultural survival.
Watch on Real Talk:
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‘Alhamdulillah’: El-Sayed celebrates victory in Michigan Senate battle

“Tonight, we can turn that inshallah into a alhamdulillah,” said Abdul El-Sayed to a cheering audience, celebrating the Democrat’s victory over Republican Mike Rogers in the battle for a Michigan Senate seat.

“We showed that in a battle between the money and the many, that the many really can win,” he added.

El-Sayed’s win makes him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress.

Adam Hamawy celebrates ‘historic’ victory of US House seat in New Jersey

Adam Hamawy, an Egyptian-American surgeon who gained national attention for his harrowing 2024 medical mission to Gaza, celebrated his victory in New Jersey’s 12th district.

“It’s historic, it’s the first Muslim in New Jersey to get elected to Congress. And it’s a historic win for the people just across the country as we see this wave of blue Democrats win over and over again,” he told Middle East Eye. 

The 57-year-old former US Army combat surgeon campaigned against military assistance to Israel and other countries committing human rights violations, and condemned the war on Iran as “illegal and immoral”.

Here's why US Republicans lost the midterms so badly

The US Democratic Party has swept the midterm elections, taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives by wide margins.

Exceeding pollsters' expectations in red states from Kansas to South Carolina to Mississippi, MEE explains why so many voters turned out - and what they were voting against.

These three elections broke the far right | Joe Gill | MEE Opinion

Joe Gill, editor at Middle East Eye, examines how three elections in Brazil, Israel and the United States have dealt major blows to the global far right.

From Flávio Bolsonaro’s defeat in Brazil to Benjamin Netanyahu’s loss of a parliamentary majority in Israel and Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffering a setback in the US midterms, Gill argues that the political momentum behind the global far right has been shaken.

However, he warns that the movement remains a powerful force, particularly in Europe, where rising living costs, political instability and anti-migrant sentiment could fuel further electoral gains.

Who are Yemen’s Giants Brigades?

Yemen’s Giants Brigades have emerged as one of the most powerful forces fighting the Houthis.

Built with UAE backing and rooted in Yemen’s southern movement, they are now fighting alongside Saudi-backed government forces in a major new offensive.

So who are the Giants Brigades, who do they actually fight for, and what does their rise tell us about Yemen’s war?

“Ten 9/11s”: how Washington joined Israel’s war on Gaza | Marwan Bishara

“Secretary Blinken would respond, no, no, this is ten 9/11s.”

Marwan Bishara on how Washington joined Israel’s war cabinet in the first days of the war on Gaza.

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UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim

Are we not allowed to say a genocide began on 7 October, too? | Barry Malone | MEE Opinion

Barry Malone, journalist and commentator, says that Israel’s genocide in Gaza began on 7 October 2023, hours after the Hamas-led attacks, and that Western media coverage of the third anniversary largely ignored Palestinians killed that same day.

He recalls an Israeli strike on Gaza City’s Palestine Tower, captured live by Al Jazeera, and points to attacks on hospitals, ambulances and residential buildings. Among those killed on 7 October, he notes, were 15 members of the Al-Dos family, including seven children. He also cites statements by Israeli leaders that day as evidence of genocidal intent.

Malone argues that Western media outlets devoted extensive coverage to Israeli commemorations while giving little attention to Palestinian victims.

Iran carries out mock execution of Trump after midterm election losses

Iran held a mock execution of US President Donald Trump on the streets of Tehran on Wednesday after the Republican party suffered crushing losses in the US midterm elections. 

Democrats were able to flip some Republican strongholds amid anger over the rising cost of gas and the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Israeli settlers burn olive trees in occupied West Bank village of Burqa

Footage circulating online showed olive groves on fire in the occupied West Bank village of Burqa after Israeli settlers set them ablaze on Thursday evening. 

According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, Israeli army soldiers raided the village at the same time and prevented villagers from extinguishing the fires, using live ammunition against them and briefly detaining some of them.

📰 US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the American military carried out a new round of “minor strikes” on Iran’s Qeshm Island, which he claimed “knocked out” Iranian air defence systems.

Iranian state media reported that two blasts were heard in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which lies in the Strait of Hormuz, the contested waterway which has been disrupted since the US launched its assault on Iran in February.

The Iranian army said in comments carried by state broadcaster IRIB that their air defences downed a US drone over the island.

But Trump told reporters shortly after that the attacks “knocked out” the air defence systems “in about 15 minutes, maybe five”.

Responding to reports of the explosions, US Central Command (Centcom) said that the situation is “relatively calm”.


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📹 US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that support for Israel is a biblical and moral issue for evangelical Christians, arguing that Christians who follow the Bible cannot reject the belief that God has a special role for Israel.

Speaking on The Anchor Podcast, Huckabee recalled a conversation with Donald Trump in the summer of 2015, when he explained that evangelical support was essential for a Republican presidential victory. He said he told Trump that two issues were “non-negotiable” for evangelical voters: the sanctity of life and Israel. When Trump questioned the importance of Israel, Huckabee explained: “To us, Israel is not a political issue. It is a biblical issue, it is a moral issue.”

📹 “Nauseous”, “relentless”, “makes you want to cry your eyes out”: audience members in London react to NAZA. Featuring testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders, the documentary examines Israel’s use of mass surveillance and AI-powered systems to systematically kill civilians in Gaza. M

eanwhile, Israeli embassies in the US and the UK are promoting a copycat documentary called “Naza: The Real Story,” which according to posts on X, is “setting the record straight” regarding genocide allegations.