The Palestinian issue is still the key to peace in the Middle East

Image from the Daily Telegraph Israeli leaders would like us all to think that resolving the Palestinian injustice is now an issue that is past its sell by date. Nobody cares of a 47 year old occupation simply continues forever. They point to events in Syria, Libya and now Iraq and place these way above …

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TV Interview on Palestinian Administrative Detainees

Here are links to my appearance on the 'Debate' programme on Press TV on 8/6/2014. This covered Administrative detainees as well as the peace talks. The other guest just could not see that the Pope's gesture in bringing Abbas and Peres to pray at the Vatican had limited value as I argued here. Part 1 …

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The European Horizon exceptionally includes Apartheid Israel, why?

Geographically, the EU covers the whole of Europe but scientifically and culturally it includes only one non- EU state, Israel. It plays football and other sports in Europe, sings in the Eurovision Song Contest and is now to join the UE's Horizon 2020 research programme. A signing ceremony is to take place on Sunday 8/6. …

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G4S, a prisoner of its own acts. AGM dominated by questions on Israeli prison contracts

Press release by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign 5/6/2014 The annual general meeting of global security company, G4S, was severely disrupted today by campaigners protesting about the company’s alleged complicity in human rights abuses and breaches of international law. Instead of discussing issues such as capital growth, the AGM was dominated by the subject of G4S’s …

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Palestine: a vital issue for Trade Unionists

Will be speaking at GMB Conference Fringe meeting in Nottingham

Which Norman Finkelstein turned up to Aljazeera Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan?

 I attended the recording of Aljazeera's Head to Head with Professor Norman Finkelstein at the Oxford Union on the 30th of May.  Finkelstein is a well known supporter of an end to the occupation of Palestine.  He has been writing and speaking about this iussue for 30 years and believes that his anti-occupation stance has damaged his …

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The anniversary of the attack on the Mavi Marmara, and the Gaza siege

I will always remember where I was when Israel attacked the peaceful Gaza siege breaking flotilla. I was watching live transmission of interviews with some of the passengers on the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara. I remember feeling excited but worried. Could the siege really be broken? Could this peaceful protest achieve what the Palestinians …

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