My contribution to TRT World on 10/10/2023 https://youtu.be/jmOwX0DjhVw?si=otg3YF-HKBGPR8TA
My contribution to TRT World on 10/10/2023 https://youtu.be/jmOwX0DjhVw?si=otg3YF-HKBGPR8TA
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 11/7/2023 Palestinian Fatah movement leader Azzam Al-Ahmad (R) and Deputy Chairman of the Movement's Political Bureau Saleh Al-Arouri (L) in Cairo, Egypt on 12 October 2017 [Ahmed Gamil/Anadolu Agency] The Palestinian cause is facing an existential threat as an extreme right-wing Israeli government, which includes fascists, continues …
Continue reading Jenin teaches us that Palestinians need a unifying strategy to beat the occupation
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 in the Middle East Eye in 1/4/2023 The British government's recent bilateral trade deal with Israel is just the latest instance in a long history of trampling on Palestinian rights Israel often repeats the lie that the Palestinians "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity" as a reason for the failed peace process. However, a …
Continue reading How Britain has always thrown Palestinians under the bus
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 18/3/2023 The English saying goes, "once bitten, twice shy". A more damning Arabic saying roughly translates to "the mind of someone trying something (that has failed again) is surely ruined". Both apply to the Palestinian Authority (PA) which has decided to join the Aqaba follow-up security meeting in Sharm …
I joined the Edge A news Turkey TV on 9/11/2021 Segment starts 30 minutes in. https://fb.watch/9asdK0q9k5/
An excellent panel hosted by Unite the Union in 2/6/2021 https://fb.watch/5UNtDzc4Kc/
First published by the Middle East Eye on 14/5/2021 From Jerusalem to Haifa, Gaza, Beirut, Damascus and beyond, we are one people with a right to self-determination in our homeland. The current uprising proves it A mural reads 'Palestine will remain, from the river to the sea' in Tripoli, Lebanon, on 13 May 2021 (AFP) …
Continue reading Nakba: Seven decades on, Israel has united not defeated Palestinians