First published in the Middle East Monitor Saturday, 23 January 2016 11:09 Oslo’s alphabet language of colonisation By Kamel HAWWASH The iconic handshake between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and PA president Yasser ArafatThe iconic handshake between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and PA president Yasser Arafat The first three letters of the alphabet A, …
Month: January 2016
Why is the Middle East Quartet still there?
The Middle East Eye published my latest column on 16/1/2016 Why is the Middle East Quartet still there? The Middle East peace process has been in deep freeze since US Secretary of State John Kerry's last attempt ended in failure in 2014. This was closely followed by the deadly war on Gaza in 2014 …
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Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates
The Middle East Monitor publiched my article on 15/1/2016 Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates Image from the Middle East Monitor In his first speech of 2016, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reviewed the situation facing the Palestinians and set out his approach for the forthcoming year. He started with the …
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TV Interview about continuing killings of Palestinians by Israel
I was interviewed by Press TV on 9/1/2016 about continuing Israeli killings of Palestinians by Israeli security forces. There is no accountability. Link here
UK Parliament debates Palestinian child prisoners
UK Parliament debates Palestinian child prisoners Labour MP Sarah Champion secured a debate in Parliament on 6/1/2016 on Palestinian child prisoners. This was held in West Minister Hall, not in the main chamber and attracted around 50 MPs. Sarah had recently visited Palestine with CAABU and MAP and gave an excellent, authoritive and in places …
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Interview: US support encourages Israel to continue atrocities in Palestine
I was interviewed by Press TV on 5/1/2016 about the continuing oppression of Palestinians following the 145th death recorded since the rise started in October 2015. Link to report and video here
مشاركة ببرنامج أصداء الإنتفاضة على قناة القدس الفضائية
شاركت في الجزء الأول من برنامج أصداء الانتفاضة على قناة القدس الفضائية بتاريخ ٤/١٢/٢٠١٦ الرابط هناا
What was the West’s worst crime of 2015?
I joined Press TVs comment programme with George Galloway on 31/12/2015. My contribution start 15 minutes in. View programme here Screen shot from @presstv