This article was first published by the Middle East Monitor on 8/3/2016 The Arabs have handed Israel a dream start to the 21st century but it still wants more To Palestinians, the creation of Israel in their homeland in 1948 was a catastrophe known as the Nakba. Not only were they dispossessed of their land but …
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Palestinians don’t attack Israeli soldiers in pursuit of ‘economic peace’
The Middle East Eye published this on 2/3/2016 Palestinians don't attack Israeli soldiers in pursuit of 'economic peace' Following France's stuttering attempt to restart the peace process, US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman. This could lead to a meeting between Israel and the PA possibly in …
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It’s time that the Palestinian Authority embraced the BDS call
This article was published by the Middle East Monitor on 19/2/2016 It’s time that the Palestinian Authority embraced the BDS call Image from the Middle East Monitor The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has been in the news recently following the British government's decision to “ban” local authorities from applying their ethical procurement policies …
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It’s time for the EU to punch its weight in the drive for peace in the Holy Land
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 12/2/2016 It’s time for the EU to punch its weight in the drive for peace in the Holy Land Image from the Middle East Monitor The European Union is a powerful bloc. Around 500 million people live within its 28 member states. Their combined Gross Domestic …
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The parallel policies that won’t bring peace to historic Palestine
The parallel policies that won't bring peace to historic Palestine First published in Middle East Eye on Sunday 7 February 2016 Once again another initiative to bring peace to historic Palestine is in the making. The last one by US Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013-14 ended in tatters and was soon followed with …
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Jews migrating to Israel should go via Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
Jews migrating to Israel should go via Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon This first appeared on the Middle East Monitor on 1 February 2016 Every year, Israel announces proudly that more Jews have made “aliyah”, the Hebrew term for Jewish migration from the “Diaspora” to the “Land of Israel”. In 2014, 26,500 made the journey, …
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Oslo’s alphabet language of colonisation
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, …
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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US presidential candidates threaten a just peace in historic Palestine
The Middle East Monitor has published this article US presidential candidates threaten a just peace in historic Palestine 11/12/2015 Image from Middle East Monitor In recent weeks the race for the White House and the top job of president of the United States of America has been dominated by Republican hopeful Donald Trump. His …
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