I was interviewed by Sputnik about Jamal Khashuggi on 8/10/2018 Concerns are growing for the well-being of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was last seen entering the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. His fiancee waited for him outside the consulate for 11 hours, but there was no sign of Khashoggi leaving, and he has not been seen or …
Category: Palestine
UN General Assembly brings no respite for Palestinians
First published by TRT World on 28/9/2018 Between Donald Trump touting a two-state solution and Benjamin Netanyahu preoccupied with Israel - the plight of the Palestinians was once again largely ignored at the UN. All eyes were on US President Trump during the UN General Assembly this year as he made his second address to …
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Oslo Accords: is the so-called peace process an epic failure?
Published by Press TV's The sun will rise on 27/9/2018 25 Years After the Oslo Accords, is the so-called peace process an epic failure? The Oslo accords, first unveiled on the White House lawn with a handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat on Sept. 13, 1993, culminated in mutual recognition between Israel and the …
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Trump’s Administration will fail to break the Palestinians
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 11/9/2018 Trump and Netanyahu are now brothers in arms in racism against the Palestinians US President Donald Trump (L) is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) in Tel Aviv on 22 May 2017 [Daniel Bar On/Anadolu Agency] The Palestinian people and their cause are facing …
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Why Palestinians have a problem with the IHRA definition of ‘anti-Semitism’w
First published by the Arab Weekly on 9/9/2018 The conflation of anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism suits Israel. Not seeing eye to eye. People wear flag of Israel glasses at a gathering organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in London. (AFP) If the average person is asked …
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What’s the point of negotiating for peace when Israel gains without it?
First published by TRT World on 5/9/2018 As America makes one concession after another to Israel, is it any wonder Israel doesn't seek peace with the Palestinians? On a recent visit to Lithuania, the birthplace of his grandmother, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that that he sees 'no urgency' in advancing US President Donald Trump's peace …
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Hamas says siege of coastal strip must end
I was interviewed by Press TV on 31/8/2018 https://youtu.be/dBX14AxsbLg
With Israel’s Nation State Law in place, violence against Palestinians will get worse
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 30/8/2018 Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinian during a protest in Nablus West Bank on 15 February 2018 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency] Ever since Israel passed the Nation State Law, Palestinians and neutral observers have been wondering about its possible impact on the substantial Palestinian minority in …
US Aid Cut: Another Form of Palestinian Torture
I was interviewed by Press Tv's on the news line on 26/8/2018 Watch here
Israel approves over 1,000 settler units in West Bank
I was interviewed by Press TV on 22/8/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqMKd9hGH50