Simon Martelli
@MartellareJournalist, husband, father, distance runner, immigrant, European. Formerly with AFP in Cyprus, Sudan & Morocco, looking at NAfrica, the Middle East & beyond
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Just now -- acclaimed British surgeon testifies to #UK Parliament, detailing how #IDF "quadcopters" would arrive at the scene of airstrikes in #Gaza & "pick-off" / "shoot" the injured, including children.
Palestinian student wins appeal against UK home office's decision last year (under Tory govt) to revoke her visa on "national security" grounds. She's 19 years old ffs. She spoke at a protest in Manchester. She has lost 15 relatives in #Gaza. middleeasteye.net/news/uk-palest…
I hesitate to share this video from my village in south Lebanon. But with the Biden administration insisting that the Israeli campaign of madness in Lebanon is "limited", it is important to show that Lebanon is already seeing Gaza-like destruction
To break the cycle of conflict 'it is imperative to drastically change the security discourse in #Israel, one that has for so long been based purely on military power, with no political vision of peace, coexistence and reconciliation,' writes @YMekelberg chathamhouse.org/2024/10/israel…
Mideast Tensions Soar After #Iran Missile Strike @energyintel energyintel.com/00000192-497a-…
Astute analysis about the dilemmas facing #Iran's #Khamenei with strong historical perspective, as always, from @yarbatman theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
US, Hungary, Argentina, Czechia, Fiji, Malawi, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, and Tuvalu voted with @Israel With friends like these...
NEWS: UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel brings to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory without delay and within the next 12 months. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…
Given that the UK a) has ALWAYS regarded the West Bank & Gaza as illegally occupied by Israel and b) we have ALWAYS, under every government, supported a Two State Solution, what conceivable excuse can @DavidLammy & @Keir_Starmer produce for abstaining on this motion in the face…
Tough sounding language, timid action, by the country that gave us the Balfour Declaration @FCDOGovUK @Palestine_UN @Israel gov.uk/government/spe…
My latest article in @guardian: Pager/etc attacks up pressure on Hezbollah to retaliate against Israel yet severely limit its military options + deal a blow to its morale & credibility as an armed group purporting to possess high security standards theguardian.com/world/commenti…
US rapper Macklemore has cancelled a planned concert in the UAE over the country’s support for the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The rapper announced the decision on Saturday via a post on Instagram, saying he had faced pressure from campaigners urging him to cancel the show.
1. Is Iran set to revive nuclear negotiations with the US? Reports suggest that Ali Shamkhani was handed the nuclear file in March. He used to oversee the file at the Supreme National Security Council. But he isn’t in that role anymore. So why give him this responsibility?
Totally normal. A 50-year old Palestinian doctor dies after four months in Israeli detention. No cause of death given. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Thoughtful reading of what #Iran may have 'achieved' with its strike on #Israel by @yarbatman @guardian #IranIsraelConflict theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
#ProjectAfrica Day 343-349 Day 343: 75.7km Day 344: 75km Day 345: 75km Day 346: 75.5km Day 347: 34.7km Day 348: 85.4km Day 349: 81km Total raised for @Running_Charity @sandblastarts £543,986 Here we go. Crossed the border from Algeria to Tunisia last night marking the 16th and…
It wouldn't be popular or easy in Western capitals, where #Iran is understandably more reviled than in decades. But diplomacy is the only way to reverse its super-advanced nuclear prog, argues @AliVaez even as Gaza gives Tehran cover to accelerate it foreignaffairs.com/israel/why-war…
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