Gaza violence shows Palestinian lives matter less than Israeli lives

First published by TRT World on 6/5/2019 14-month old Seba Abu Arar killed in the recent Israeli attack on Gaza on her way to burial. Israel can operate with impunity in Gaza and its allies will file it under its 'right to defend' itself without anyone extending those same rights to Palestinians. Gaza is once …

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New Governments in Israel and Palestine but peace is a distant goal for Palestinians and Israelis

24/4/2019 The Israeli people have spoken through the ballot box to give Benjamin Netanyahu another term, while the Palestinian President has acted to impose a Fatah led Government on the Palestinian People. Neither the exaggerated Israeli democracy nor the Palestinian President’s autocracy will bring the Israelis and Palestinian closer to peace. On the 9th of …

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7 Palestinians injured in Israeli attack on Gaza

I was interviewed by Press TV on 25/3/2019 https://youtu.be/Um03INvTlxo

From Qana to Gaza, Israel issues denials and smears investigations of its crimes

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 5/3/2019 I wrote recently about an EU report on the growth of illegal Israeli settlements and argued that the EU was diligent in documenting Israel’s-breaches of international law but that it has singularly failed to bring it to account, even when it has demolished EU-funded projects. A more recent …

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حان الوقت أن يتصرف الاتحاد الأوروبي حيال الجرائم الإسرائيلية

مع شكري لوكالة وطن للأنباء لترجمة مقالي المنشور في مرصد الشرق الأوسط بتاريخ12.2.2019 نشر المقال المترجم بتاريخ 17.2.2019 كتب كامل حواش- ترجمة خاصة وطن - آلاء راضي: يبدو جلياً أن هناك غيابا لمحاسبة إسرائيل لما يزيد عن سبعة عقود حول الجرائم ضد الشعب الفلسطيني. "طفح الكيل" هي عبارة مستخدمة دائماً ولكن في حالة شعب فلسطين المحتل الذي …

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L’UE documente les crimes israéliens; elle doit maintenant y remédier !

My article first published by the Middle East Monitor with my thanks to the Palestine Chronical for translating it into French on 16/2/2019 Juillet 2018 - Les troupes israéliennes d’occupation viennent de tuer un tout jeune garçon palestinien qui manifestait à la clôture de Gaza - Photo : Réseaux sociaux L’absence de mesures visant à …

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لماذا أسقطت حكومة الوحدة الفلسطينية؟

برنامج أبعاد على قناة الغد بثت بتاريخ ٢/٢/٢٠١٩ https://youtu.be/7VWD0nwQGWo

2018: a year to forget for Palestinians?

First published by TRT World on 31/12/2018 2018 was one of the worst years for the Palestinian cause, suffering serious blows in its quest for peace and independence. The outlook for 2019 is the same, but Palestine's resilience and hope in the face of adversity is unwavering. 2018 is likely to be remembered as one …

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HSBC divests from major Israeli arms company ten years after Operation Cast Lead

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 27/12/2018 Activists come together to protest outside branches of HSBC bank over shares in an Israeli arms company accused of manufacturing internationally banned weapons [Ryan Ashcroft] It is ten years since Israel launched a major military offensive against the people of the Gaza Strip, which it called Operation …

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Nikki Haley’s swansong at the UN was an embarrassment

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 10/12/2018 US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency] The 6 December was the first anniversary of US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and that he would move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. …

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