I was quoted in this article in Sputnik on 15/2/2016 about the UK Government's plans to ban boycotts of Israel Furor Erupts as UK Government Outlaws Boycott of Israel
Category: Occupation
Interview on RT UK about the UK Government’s plan to ban public bodies from observing the BDS call from Palestinians
I was interviewed by RT UK on 15/2/2016 about the UK Government's plan to shield Israel from BDS and to interfere in their application of their own ethical policies. Link here
TV interview: UK anti-BDS legislation shows campaign’s success
I was interviewed by Press TV on 15/2/2016 about the UK Governmrnts plan to ban public authorities from boycotting companies implicit in the illegal occupation and goods from illegal settlements. Link here
It’s time for the EU to punch its weight in the drive for peace in the Holy Land
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
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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Jews migrating to Israel should go via Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
Jews migrating to Israel should go via Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon This first appeared on the Middle East Monitor on 1 February 2016 Every year, Israel announces proudly that more Jews have made “aliyah”, the Hebrew term for Jewish migration from the “Diaspora” to the “Land of Israel”. In 2014, 26,500 made the journey, …
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Oslo’s alphabet language of colonisation
First published in the Middle East Monitor Saturday, 23 January 2016 11:09 Oslo’s alphabet language of colonisation By Kamel HAWWASH The iconic handshake between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and PA president Yasser ArafatThe iconic handshake between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and PA president Yasser Arafat The first three letters of the alphabet A, …
Why is the Middle East Quartet still there?
The Middle East Eye published my latest column on 16/1/2016 Why is the Middle East Quartet still there? The Middle East peace process has been in deep freeze since US Secretary of State John Kerry's last attempt ended in failure in 2014. This was closely followed by the deadly war on Gaza in 2014 …
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Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates
The Middle East Monitor publiched my article on 15/1/2016 Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates Image from the Middle East Monitor In his first speech of 2016, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reviewed the situation facing the Palestinians and set out his approach for the forthcoming year. He started with the …
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TV Interview about continuing killings of Palestinians by Israel
I was interviewed by Press TV on 9/1/2016 about continuing Israeli killings of Palestinians by Israeli security forces. There is no accountability. Link here
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