First published by Middle East Monitor on 4/1/2026 We woke up to the news that America, under instruction from Trump had attacked Venezuela and abducted its President and his wife. Venezuela is a sovereign state and a full member of the United Nations. America’s action is illegal. This breach of Article 2 of the Charter …
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After two catastrophic years, what awaits Palestine in 2026?
First published by the New Arab on 24/12/2025 As Israel's ceasefire violations continue in Gaza & expulsions escalate in the West Bank, Kamel Hawwash explains why he sees little hope for change in 2026 I am regularly asked for my view on what will happen in Palestine in 2026. While it is possible to speculate, …
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Why a match with an Israeli team should not be taking place in my city
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 5/11/2025 As a British Palestinian Brummie (hails from Birmingham), I am troubled that Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli team is coming to play Aston Villa in my hometown. Our peaceful town which is made up of people from all religions and none and from many different ethnicities, …
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I led the UK’s largest Palestine protest. Two years later, still no real government action
First published by the New Arab on 3/6/2025 Limited UK government sympathy for Gaza is meaningless without action. Unless pushed by the public, it will always choose to do nothing, says Kamel Hawwash. While some government policies have shifted, it’s insufficient. Without public pressure, even these limited changes wouldn’t have occurred, writes Professor Kamel Hawwash …
Gaza Exposed the Double Standards in Justice
First published in Sene 48 سين on 1/6/2025 The past nineteen months of Israel’s devastating onslaught on Gaza, as well as on the West Bank, have called into question the value of international law and what is referred to as the world order. We saw the application of international law to Russia following its invasion …
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews missed a possible turning point
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 23/4/2025 It was with some surprise that I read the letterto the Financial Times signed by 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BOD) attacking Israel’s continued war against the Palestinians in Gaza. Although they make up only one in eight of the total number of deputies, …
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Jenin teaches us that Palestinians need a unifying strategy to beat the occupation
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 11/7/2023 Palestinian Fatah movement leader Azzam Al-Ahmad (R) and Deputy Chairman of the Movement's Political Bureau Saleh Al-Arouri (L) in Cairo, Egypt on 12 October 2017 [Ahmed Gamil/Anadolu Agency] The Palestinian cause is facing an existential threat as an extreme right-wing Israeli government, which includes fascists, continues …
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New UK anti-boycott bill shields Israel from accountability
First published by the Middle East Eye on 26/6/2023 Protesters gather in London in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement for Palestinian rights (undated; credit: Palestine Solidarity Campaign) If proof were needed that Britain continually throws Palestinians under the bus, it came hot on the heels of the UK-Israel "Bilateral Relations Roadmap" when the pro-Israel Secretary …
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Palestinian Communities and Solidarity Groups in Europe
By Kamel Hawwash First published in This Week in Palestine on 1 June, 2023 Palestinians around the world and their supporters recently commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe), during which British Lord Balfour’s promise materialized and a homeland was established for Jews in Palestine, albeit against the will of the Palestinian people. Israel …
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Israel cannot deny Palestinians their rights forever – there will be no peace till there is justice for Palestine
First published by the Morning Star on 13/5/2023 Ahead of leading today's march in London, Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign KAMEL HAWWASH explains how all Palestinians, regardless of age, experience the Nakba ACTIONS OF A ROGUE STATE: Indiscriminate bombing, yesterday, of the Gaza Strip by Israel IT IS that time of the year when …
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