First published by the Middle East Monitor on 20/3/2018 The current crisis between Britain and Russia offers yet another example of the shameless hypocrisy of the West when dealing with Israel and almost any other country. Why bring Israel into the attempted murder of two people on the streets of Britain in which Russia, not …
Category: Settlements
Israel’s encroachment on Hebron is devastating to Palestinians
First published by the Arab Weekly on 11/3/2018 Apart from the economic effects of the occupation of Hebron, the settlers make the lives of Palestinians miserable and often violently attack them. Worsening toll. Palestinian men walk past closed shops in the West Bank city of Hebron, last December. (AFP) It has been 24 years since …
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Abbas’ vision for peace is dead in its tracks
First published by the Middle East Eye on 27/2/2018 The Palestinian president has called for an international conference by mid-2018 to recognise Palestine as a state, but prospects are bleak amid US bias towards Israel At a recent UN Security Council meeting, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was set to deliver what was billed by his …
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Bedouins’ endless suffering in Israel
First published by the Arab Weekly on 25/2/2018 How else does one explain replacing Bedouin villages with Jewish-only settlements? Unabated onslaught. Bedouin children stand on the rubble of two classrooms destroyed by the Israeli Army in the village of Abu Nuwar in the West Bank, on February 4. (AP) Descendants of the Bedouins who inhabited …
EU is all talk and no action on Israel-Palestine conflict
First published by the Middle East Eye on 6/2/2018 If it is to be taken seriously as a broker for peace, the EU must make disruptive decisions to pressure Israel, just as the US has been doing against Palestinians The past few weeks have been transformational for the prospects, or rather lack thereof, for peace …
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Report on seminar: UK panel on Mideast peace urges EU to take broker role
Anadolu Agency 24/1/2018 The US cannot continue to be accepted as an "honest broker" for peace, says speaker at panel organized by EuroPal Forum By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON It is time for Europe to lead for peace in the Middle East following the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a London …
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Interview: Palestinians vote to suspend Israel’s recognition
I was interviewed by Press TV about the final statement of the Palestinian Central Council on 15/1/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KftHJfLdw0A&feature=youtu.be
Interview: Hopes for two state solution dying
I was interviewed by Press TV for On the News Line 12/1/2018 Hopes for the so-called two state solution are gradually dying in light of #US support for #Israel and disfavor toward the #Palestinians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPy3mLEqwCQ&feature=youtu.be
Blacklisted: Why I will not allow Israel to defeat me
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 …
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Interview: Israel approves 300 new settler homes in al-Quds
I was interviewed by Press TV on 26/12/2017 https://youtu.be/KELGiKrV92E
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