First published by TRT World on 5/6/2018 The US has effectively removed any facade of its status as 'mediator' between Palestinians and Israelis. Will it be possible for any peace process to move forward in the face of US and Israeli belligerence? The Palestinians are at a crossroad, as they commemorate the 51 anniversary of …
Category: Gaza
While Razan lost her life, Nikki Haley lost her humanity
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 3/6/2018 Razan died a proud Palestinian full of humanity and will be remembered with the same name she was born with. In contrast, Nimrata Randhawa, will be remembered by her adopted name, Nikki Haley, hiding her Indian heritage. Elshamy/Anadolu Agency] Last Friday, 1 June, a Palestinian volunteer …
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Six million Palestinians are a fact Trump and Netanyahu can’t ignore forever
First published by the Middle East Eye on 1/6/2018 Abandoned by the world, Palestinians could find strength in demographics The political climate is ripe for Israel to achieve, in only a matter of months, victories it would once have only dreamed of attaining over a number of decades. The primary reason for this? Donald Trump. …
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Watch: Palestinian FM files complaint against Israel at ICC
I was interviewed by Press TV on 22/5/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x81_HrGo51Q
Israel refuses to cooperate with Human Rights Council over Gaza Killings
I was interviewed by Press Tv's On the News Line programme, broadcast on 21/8/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=uv_dID_SkRs
70 years of Nakba: Why can’t Palestinians walk home?
First published by the Middle East Eye on 18/5/2018 All who are interested in peace in historic Palestine must remember that we did not choose our occupiers; they chose Palestine, knowing it was not an empty land, and we paid with our lives and rights I would not be writing these words today if Israel …
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US embassy move is a day of mourning and a warning
First published by the Middle East Eye on 14/5/2018 As Trump celebrates the relocation of his country’s embassy to Jerusalem, Israel should recognise that the next generation of Palestinians will never stop fighting back The vultures are circling again, this time on a mission to take another bite out of Palestine's heart, Jerusalem, 70 years …
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The PNC meeting was ‘much ado about nothing’
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 7/5/2018 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) makes a speech during the 23rd session of the Palestinian National Council in Ramallah, West Bank on 30 April 2018 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] After a 22-year lull, the highest Palestinian legislative authority of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the …
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Interview: Update Gaza return marches
I was interviewed by Shafiq Morton for drive time on Voice of the Cape Radio, South Africa on 4/5/2018 You can listen below
Interview: Palestinian envoy to UN accuses Israel of terrorism
I was interviewed by Press TV on 26/4/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze1pXJQY5rY&feature=youtu.be
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