Institute for Middle East Understanding — media resource organization
A U.S. nonprofit founded in 2005, the IMEU provides journalists and media outlets with facts, analysis, and access to Palestinian experts and voices, and publishes fact sheets, explainers, and the This Is Palestine podcast.
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization founded in 2005 and dedicated to increasing public understanding of Palestine, Palestinians, and Palestinian Americans. Working primarily with journalists and mainstream media outlets, it provides timely access to facts, expert analysis, historical context, and Palestinian voices — connecting reporters with scholars, lawyers, human rights researchers, and people on the ground.
Alongside its media work, the IMEU publishes original explanatory content: fact sheets and quick-facts pages on topics such as the Nakba, Palestinian refugees and the right of return, and the structure of Israeli military rule, as well as articles, videos, and photo essays. It also produces This Is Palestine, a podcast hosted by the Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and analyst Diana Buttu.
Why it matters
- A reference desk for journalists covering Palestine, supplying vetted experts and documentation on deadline.
- Its fact sheets and explainers offer concise, sourced background useful to researchers and educators as well as reporters.
- Amplifies Palestinian analysts and witnesses in U.S. media spaces where they have historically been underrepresented.
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Cited work
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