In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “not for profit press monitoring organization”. Today it says “not-for-profit press monitoring organisation and lobbying group that emerged in mid 2009”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Middle East Monitor ( MEMO ) is a not-for-profit press monitoring organisation and lobbying group that emerged in mid 2009. MEMO is largely focused on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict but writes about other issues in the Middle East , as well. MEMO is pro-Palestinian in orientation, and has been labelled by some commentators as pro- Islamist , pro- Muslim Brotherhood , and pro- Hamas . MEMO is financed by the State of Qatar . Its director is Daud Abdullah , former Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain and the current director of the British Muslim Initiative . "EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Corbyn's secret trip to Israel to meet Hamas" . i24news . Council on Foreign Relations . "Jeremy Corbyn's allies drawing up emergency plans amid fears he may be suspended over 'undeclared trips' " . "Qatari media incites boycott of Bahrain's Palestinian workshop, but ignores leaks about own regime attendance" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is a not for profit press monitoring organization, founded on July 1, 2009. MEMO is focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but writes about other issues in the middle east as well. MEMO generally supports Islamist positions within Palestinian politics.
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The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is a not-for-profit press monitoring organisation, founded on 1 July 2009. MEMO is largely focused on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but writes about other issues in the Middle East as well. It has Spanish & Portuguese editions.
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Not-for-profit press monitoring organisation The Middle East Monitor ( MEMO ) is a not-for-profit press monitoring organisation and lobbying group that emerged in mid 2009. MEMO is largely focused on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but writes about other issues in the Middle East as well. MEMO is pro-Palestinian in orientation and supports Islamist causes.MEMO is regarded as an outlet for the Muslim Brotherhood and its website strongly promotes pro- Hamas related content.MEMO is financed by the State of Qatar .Daud Abdullah , former assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain , serves as the director of the organization.Times of Israel . 21 August 2018 .The Charlie Hebdo Attacks on Twitter: A Comparative Analysis of a Political Controversy in English and French" ."EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Corbyn's secret trip to Israel to meet Hamas" . i24news .Council on Foreign Relations ."Jeremy Corbyn's allies drawing up emergency plans amid fears he may be suspended over 'undeclared trips' " ."Qatari media incites boycott of Bahrain's Palestinian workshop, but ignores leaks about own regime attendance" .
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not for profit press monitoring organization
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not-for-profit press monitoring organisation and lobbying group that emerged in mid 2009
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