First published by Inside Arabia on 27/10/2020 Translated by Comunidad Palestina de Chile 29/10/2020 Las instituciones democráticas palestinas necesitan urgentemente una renovación. A pesar del reciente anuncio de celebrar elecciones legislativas, presidenciales y al Consejo Nacional Palestino (CNP) en un plazo de seis meses, tras la reunión de los secretarios generales de la mayoría de …
Category: Security Council
How the international community reacted to Israel’s annexation plan
A transcript of my talk to Open Discussions/ Gulf Cultural Club on 22/7/2020 I thought that in my own talk I would concentrate on what the international community’s reaction has been. As someone who was described as an engineer rather than a law professor, I write very much on the subject. I am from Jerusalem. …
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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
Stop Israel’s annexation of the West Bank
Letter in the Guardian, published on 10/6/2020 MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas, and peers including Tessa Blackstone and Peter Hain, along with union leaders, campaigners and cultural figures, call for the UK government and all political parties to heed the appeals of Palestinian civil society organisations for ‘effective measures’ Palestinian territories Starting in …
Palestine and Kashmir, Resisting the Occupations
I took part in this meeting organised by Nottingham Palestine Solidarity Campaign on 28/5/2020 https://youtu.be/KMULIhgnFSM
Why Palestinians deserve a new leadership
First published by the Middle East Eye on 2/3/2020 The Palestinian Authority's response to Trump's 'deal of the century' has been woefully inadequate, and Hamas is no better Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to the UN Security Council in New York on 11 February (AFP) A month since US President Donald Trump announced his “deal …
Phil Murphy’s show on New Style Radio, Birmingham
My thanks to Phil Murphy for hosting me on 17/2/2020 to talk about the Middle East and the Palestinian injustice. I am told that New Style radio was the first community radio to be licensed in the UK and serves the AfroCaribbean community as well as broadcasting to the world. Introduction https://youtu.be/5AcDHBoVzlU Remaining parts of …
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UN delivers a blow to Israel’s settlement enterprise, but is it enough?
First published by TRT World on 17/2/2020 The UN database of companies cooperating with illegal settlement activities is not exhaustive or binding, but it is a crucial starting point. The long-awaited release of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s database of companies complicit in Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise made the expected headlines and brought the …
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