This is a piece I wrote on 20 September 2011 for http://www.politics.co.uk Interesting to look back, particularly following the vote to recognise Palestine in the UK Parliament. Comment: Britain's moral responsibility to Palestine Tuesday, 20 September 2011 4:45 PM This week the Palestinians will make representations for statehood to the UN. Britain should support them. …
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On the 13th of October, UK MPs will debate and vote on a motion to recognise Palestine. The outcome is non binding on the Government, but a strong yes vote would not only put pressure for UK recognition, but can be helpful to the Government to move on this if it so chooses. After all, …
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President Obama addresses UN General Assembly How often have Western leaders said this about Israel's occupation of Palestine? President Obama said this again in his UN address on 24 September. Before him UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said it in March of this year. US Secretary of State John Kerry said it even …
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I was interviewed by TLV1 Radio on 28/9 about President Mahmoud Abbas's speech to the UN General Assembly on Friday 26/9. Here is the link
The UK bears a major historic responsibility for the predicamentd of the Palestinian People. Not only did it occupy historic Palestine between 1920 and 1948, it made the infamous Balfour Declaration in 1917. This promised Palestine to the Zionists without consultation with the Palestinians or even world wide Jewry. But 67 years after British troops …
Here is a link to my interview on the Panorama programme of Al Etejah TV shown on 5 September 2014. Click here to view.
Throughout the Israeli terrorist attack on Gaza, the question I have been asked repeatedly has been "What next for Palestine"? I have resisted committing to an answer or at least to expressing a view because it is a very complicated situation to understand, analyse and then gaze through a crystal ball and see beyond the …
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I arrived in Jerusalem a few days ago, at the hight of Israel's murderous, in humane attack on Gaza. I had the usual 'security check' at Tel Aviv, which was intrusive but bearable. The airport was distinctly devoid of the usual number of passengers. I picked up a rent a car and made my way …
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Berieved parents following attack on children at Shati camp This is not an attack to stop rocket fire from Gaza. That may have been the pretext but what we see is a war on the Palestinian civilian population to force it to surrender. Israel has targeted civilians, especially children, homes, hospitals, universities, sewage treatment works, …
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Great letter of solidarity in the Lancet on 23/7/2016 Paola Manduca, Iain Chalmers, Derek Summerfield, Mads Gilbert, Swee Ang, on behalf of 24 signatories We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and protect health and lives. We are also informed people; we teach the ethics of our professions, together …
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