Who is Richard Medhurst?Richard Medhurst (born 1992) is a British activist and YouTuber. Commenting largely on the Middle East, Medhurst was 'the first reporter arrested and under investigation under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000'.
Richard Medhurst was born in Damascus, Syria to a Syrian mother and a British father. Both of his parents served as United Nations Peacekeepers, partaking in missions in Angola, Lebanon, Syria, India, and Kashmir.
In 2006, Medhurst created his eponymous YouTube channel. Since 2019, he has uploaded videos covering a myriad of topics, initially centring mostly on United States politics but later shifting to international affairs, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Muslim world as a whole.
Outside of YouTube, Medhurst has written for multiple outlets including Al Mayadeen, The New Arab and RT. He has appeared on Al Jazeera, FOX News and LBC.
Medhurst has covered Western foreign policy on the Middle East and has spoken out against Israel's actions in the Gaza war. The International Federation of Journalists described Medhurst as pro-Palestine.
What is Zionism?Zionism is a political movement that supports the self-determination and homeland for Jewish people in Israel. Zionists advocate for the existence and continuation of Israel, but is used by Israel's settler movement to justify expansion and occupation into internationally recognized Palestinian lands.
The 'Greater Israel' project is a frequently contentious, right-wing Zionist project linked to settlement expansion and greater land annexation concepts for a Jewish state. The project may include the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea (including the West Bank and Gaza) to biblical, larger borders stretching from the River Nile to the Euphrates.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Zionists are those Jews, Christians and Muslims who support Israel in its objectives in the 'Greater Israel' project.
Where is Israel?Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East. Located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.