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David Hearst

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Editor-in-Chief at Middle East Eye

Editor in Chief of @MiddleEastEye, an independent news website

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Articles

  • Hezbollah can recover after its costly war with Israel, senior official says

    4 days ago | middleeasteye.net | David Hearst

    Hezbollah can recover from the heavy military defeat it suffered at the hands of Israel because it still has the backing of the Lebanese people, Ibrahim Mousawi, a sitting MP from Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, has told Middle East Eye.

  • Walid Jumblatt says Arab leaders must wake up to Israeli expansionism

    2 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | David Hearst

    Anyone looking for clues to the ambitions of Israeli expansionism should read the Bible, Walid Jumblatt, the leader of the Druze in Lebanon, has told Middle East Eye. With Israeli forces launching a new offensive in Gaza, and with their fellow soldiers deployed across the West Bank, southern Lebanon and Syria, Jumblatt warned that the prospect of a “greater Israel” inspired by biblical borders could not be disregarded.

  • Israel ha perdido ya la guerra de Gaza, aunque aún no lo sepa

    2 weeks ago | rebelion.org | David Hearst

    Fuentes: Voces del Mundo [Foto: Miles de personan retornan a lo que queda de sus casa en el norte de Gaza en enero de 2025] En el último episodio del concurso televisivo “The White House on Uber: How to pre-purchase a US President” (La Casa Blanca en Uber: Cómo precomprar a un presidente estadounidense) pareció, fugazmente, que el presentador estaba leyendo el guion correcto.

  • Former Arsenal kit man sues for wrongful dismissal over pro-Palestine posts

    3 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | Areeb Ullah |David Hearst

    A former Arsenal kit man has launched legal proceedings against the Premier League club after he was fired over comments on social media about Israel, Palestine and the war in Gaza. Mark Bonnick, 61, worked as a member of the London club's community coaching staff for 22 years and was working as a kit man in Arsenal's academy for youth players at the time of his dismissal last year.

  • BBC Question Time: Social media erupts over panel response to 'Gaza genocide' question

    3 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | Ayah El-Khaldi |David Hearst

    Social media users have accused several of the panellists that featured on Thursday's episode of BBC Question Time of a pro-Israel bias, following their responses to a question about Israel's war on Gaza.

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David Hearst
David Hearst @davidahearst
19 Mar 25

After the Ramadan massacre , we all live in Trump’s Wild West https://t.co/ZVoiMl3xOE

David Hearst
David Hearst @davidahearst
13 Feb 25

Gaza’s long March https://t.co/69lTr8EVM9

David Hearst
David Hearst @davidahearst
5 Feb 25

We are only halfway through stage one of the deal, which provides for the release of 33 hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinianprisoners.  Why would Hamas release any more, if Trump pulls the plug on this ? https://t.co/Hnabj0EqbN