First published by the Middle East Monitor on 9/1/2018 Israel’s extremist, settler-led government is on a roll. US President Donald Trump’s Christmas gift of recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his consequent surrogate bullying in the UN General Assembly on behalf of the colonialist entity has sent its leaders into a frenzy of actions that …
Continue reading The PA must rise to the dangers facing the cause or make way for new leadership
First published by the Middle East Eye on 9/1/2018 We will continue to work using all peaceful means to support the Palestinians until they have attained their rights whatever the price Israel attempts to extract from us I do not have to imagine the anguish - yet determination - felt by the activists who are likely …
Continue reading Blacklisted: Why I will not allow Israel to defeat me
Published by the Middle East Eye French Edition on 9/1/2018 Le père fondateur d’Israël, David Ben Gourion, a dit un jour à propos des Palestiniens : « Les vieux mourront et les jeunes oublieront. » Il avait tort Au début de la deuxième Intifada, en 2000, l’image de Mohammed al-Durah, un Palestinien de 12 ans que …
Continue reading Terroriser les enfants palestiniens, une politique israélienne délibérée
First published by the Middle East Eye on 4/1/2018 At the start of the second intifada in 2000, an iconic image emerged of Muhammad al-Durra, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, as he was being shielded from Israeli fire by his father who begged the soldiers to stop shooting. The bullets, however, continued and al-Durra died from …
Continue reading Israel implements a deliberate policy to terrorise Palestinian children
I was interviewed by Press TV about the recall of the Palestinian Ambassador to the US, Dr Husam Zomlot, to Ramallah for 'consultations' on 1/1/2018 https://youtu.be/GUwyI8Y3P8w
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 27/12/2017 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes a speech during extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey on 13 December 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency] As the dust settles on a significant week at the UN, in which America’s recognition of Jerusalem as …
Continue reading What options does Abbas have after that General Assembly vote?
I was interviewed by Press TV on 26/12/2017 https://youtu.be/KELGiKrV92E
First published by the Middle East Eye on 23/12/2017 The number of settlements and settlers continues to rise at an alarming rate adding unnecessary nails to the coffin of the two-state solution On 23 December 2016, the last UN Security Council Resolution on Palestine and Israel was passed. The resolution reaffirmed the illegality of Israeli settlement activities …
Protest took place in Birmingham, UK on 23/12/2017 https://youtu.be/TnI8_l5u_gY
I was interviewed by Press TV for their On The Newsline programme about the US Embassy move and recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJqkqrYQllo
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