I reviewed Mohammad Assaf's concert at the London Barbican theater for Middle East Eye Palestine's Arab Idol Mohammed Assaf rocks London #Reviews From a Gaza refugee camp to the London Barbican, Mohammed Assaf caused a sensation, with his mixed audience dancing in the isles Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf, Gazan winner of the Arab Idol …
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The Middle East Eye published my latest article on 16/3/2016 Hanan al-Hroub is a shining beacon for Palestine Hanan al-Hroub was handed the second annual global teacher prize at a star-studded ceremony in Dubai on 13 March. Announcing the name of the prize winner, Pope Francis said “Part of education is to teach children how …
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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 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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I was interviewed about the deteriorating situation in Gaza by Press TV on 4/2/2016 Find link here
Tis the season of good will and anyone looking at a horrible 2015 from a Palestinian perspective knows they would welcome some good news. This year's Christmas present came in the form of a call for another European Government to recognise Palestine. This time it was the turn of the Greek Parlisment to overwhelmingly call …
My article below for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was published in the Morning Star on 13 October 2015 Is A Third Intifada Starting? 2015 Tuesday 13TH posted by Morning Star in Features As violence escalates an end to Israeli occupation is the only meaningful solution, writes Kamel Hawwash A POSSIBLE third intifada is underway in …
The King Hussein / Allenby bridge is the only exit point to the outside world and back for West Bank Pslestinians. The old wooden bridge is long gone and its concrete replacement links Jordan and what should be Palestine as it straddles the Jordan river. Calling it a river glorifies it. It is almost …
10 July 2015 Image from Cris @santippe1 The Palestine Solidarity Campaign together with other supporting organisations held a vigil to remember Israel's terrorist attack on Gaza last summer (so called 'operation protective edge'h which lasted for 52 days. Hugh Lanning, Chair of PSC opens the vigil Rather than speeches, we read …
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I was interviewed by Press TV about Palestinians supplying evidence to the International Criminal Court at the Hague on Gaza, settlements and prisoners. Watch here
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