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, …
Continue reading The Board of Deputies of British Jews missed a possible turning point
Roundtable in TRT World broadcast 9/1/2025 https://youtu.be/XT4hNN--nHA?si=Z-GOp8xVaXmJbZKJ
The Kianistan podcast broadcast on 5/12/2024 https://youtu.be/GZgYQw_8YOU?si=Ng65isVQfjKDesTN
My interview with Muhammad Shafique on British Muslim TV on 31/1/2024 Please click on link below https://www.facebook.com/share/v/MPCYmgo7w9TUpLrJ/?mibextid=KsPBc6&startTimeMs=9000
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 …
Continue reading New UK anti-boycott bill shields Israel from accountability
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 …
Continue reading Palestinian Communities and Solidarity Groups in Europe
First published by the Middke East Eye on 3/11/2021 The British are famed for saying sorry when they've done wrong. Apologising for the Balfour Declaration would let Palestinians start reclaiming the narrative from the Israeli occupiers An activist waves a Palestinian flag near a police checkpoint at the entrance of the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in …
Manchester 3/10/2021 Friends, I bring you greetings from the Palestine Solidarity campaign. Other speakers articulated the Tories terrible policies that impact on the daily lives of the most vulnerable people here in Britain. But their terrible policies also impact on people’s lives thousands of miles away including the Palestinian people. I must remind you that …
First published by TRT World on 24/3/2021 Does the United Nations have a bias against Israel? Israel seems to think so despite the fact that it has never been held accountable for the crimes it is accused of. A Palestinian boy hangs laundry inside a damaged house, hit in January 2009 during Israel's military offensive …
Continue reading Israel is angered by UN grilling despite getting a free ride for decades
First published by TRT World on 15 May 2020 The catastrophe that Palestinians first faced 72 years ago seems to only worsen with time. The Palestinian people commemorate the 72nd anniversary of their Nakba (catastrophe) on the 15th of May, one day after Israel celebrated the 72nd anniversary of its independence. The contrast could not be starker. …
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