Israel cannot deny Palestinians their rights forever – there will be no peace till there is justice for Palestine

First published by the Morning Star on 13/5/2023 Ahead of leading today's march in London, Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign KAMEL HAWWASH explains how all Palestinians, regardless of age, experience the Nakba ACTIONS OF A ROGUE STATE: Indiscriminate bombing, yesterday, of the Gaza Strip by Israel IT IS that time of the year when …

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The National Demonstration for Palestine in London 2021

Extracts from the demo on 22/5/2021 My own speech starts 47 minutes in https://youtu.be/V2vOqGYJkCo

A discussion on Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank

Discussion on ATV on 17/5/2021 https://fb.watch/5yEJ-xvqEd/

Open Letter to the Labour Party

18/9/2020 We write as British Palestinians. Many of us are members of the Labour Party, some are not. We have previously expressed our fears of how the space to publicly bring the facts of the Palestinian people’s history and ongoing dispossession into the public domain was under severe threat. Then, as now, our concerns were …

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Webinar: Israeli annexation plans. Threat to Multilateralism, peace and stability

I was honoured to share this platform with Professor Richard Falk and Professor Munir Nuseibeh on 22/7/2020 It was hosted by Open Discussions in association with the Gulf Cultural Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3erNctIjM&feature=youtu.be

PALEXPO 2020: Resisting annexation

I Chaired this panel on 4 July 2020 at the virtual PALEXPO See the session details below and the recording below it. The panel starts at 1 hour 17 into the recoding. https://youtu.be/zKHQp-t6x5g

ندوة: القرار الاسرائيلي الامريكي لضم أجزاء من اراضي الضفة الغربية: نكبة جديدة، كيف يمكن منعها؟

نظم المنتدى الفلسطيني في بريطانيا مشكورا هذه الندوة بتاريخ ٢٦/٦/٢٠٢٠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAvNmmN_Eao

Why we need elections to the Palestinian National Council

First published by the Middle East Eye on 23/6/2020 Frustrated by the failure of their leadership to push back against Israeli apartheid, Palestinians are signing a petition to give themselves a stronger voice The Palestinian flag is waved during a protest in Tel Aviv over Israeli annexation on 6 June (AFP) As possible annexation of …

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The PA’s response to the coronavirus shows that Palestine is ready for statehood

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 24/3/2020 Palestinian police officers wear masks to protect themselves from coronavirus as they stand guard in Bethlehem, West Bank on 5 March 2020 [Wisam Hashlamoun / Anadolu Agency] The US and Israel, as well as its supporters, seek to deny the Palestinians their rights to freedom, justice …

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With Israeli talk of annexing the Jordan valley, does anyone worry about peace?

First published by the Arab weekly on 26/1/2020 Netanyahu has indicated that he would use the gathering of world leaders in Jerusalem to urge that they impose sanctions on the ICC. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on January 19. (AFP) Last September, Israeli Prime Minister …

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