I took part in the Drive programme on Voice of the Cape radio on 15/6/2020
Category: Solidarity
Ten years after Israel’s hijacking of the Mavi Marmara, we cannot forget those who it killed
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 29 May, 2020 Palestinians hold portraits of those killed by Israel during the attack on the Mavi Marmara on 31 May 2010 [Ashraf Amra/ApaImages] It is ten years since a live broadcast from the Mediterranean on Aljazeera TV came to an abrupt end. On 31 May 2010 I was …
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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مشاركتي في ندوة مرصد الشرق الأوسط والمنتدى الفلسطيني في بريطانيا
كانت المشاركة في مهرجان فلسطين وتبدأ الندوة من الدقيقة ١٥. https://www.facebook.com/PalestinianForumInBritain/videos/506542883571961/
Trump’s 12 days of Christmas: The gift that keeps on giving – to Israel
First published by the Middle East Eye on 24/12/2019 From the Jerusalem embassy move to UNRWA funding cuts, the US administration has lavished Israel with gifts while erasing Palestinian rights US President Donald Trump stands on stage after his address to the Israeli American Council National Summit in Florida on 7 December (AFP) Christmas - …
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Anti-BDS move likely among first actions of new UK government
First published by the Arab Weekly on 22/12/2019 Considering its historic responsibility to the Palestinian people, the United Kingdom should be atoning for the Balfour Declaration. Unexpected start. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the despatch box in the House of Commons in London, during the first sitting of Parliament since the general election, …
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من الملتقى الدولي الأول للمهندسين الشباب ضد التطبيع
مشاركتي في الجلسة الثانية من الملتقى بتاريخ ٢١/١٢/٢٠١٩ https://fbwat.ch/1SHRr1Mu5XLjFgtn
Israel’s old habit of ignoring the rule of law dies hard
First published by the Arab Weekly on 3/11/2019 It seems Israel operates above the law when it comes to its citizens but uses administrative detention at will to incarcerate Palestinians and other foreign nationals when it chooses. Have you heard of her? A demonstrator holds a picture of Jordanian citizen Hiba al-Labadi during a protest …
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منع الأديبة كاميلا شمسي من جائزة نيللي ساكس.. والسبب غريب
مداخلتي على قناة الغد بتاريخ 29/9/2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84rpKxUyRc&feature=youtu.be
Nightmare neighbours: What if a religious settler project took over Britain?
First published by the Middle East Eye on 18/3/2019 To understand Israel’s land grab in Palestine, imagine the backlash if similar circumstances unfolded in the UK Palestinians demonstrate by the Israeli settlement of Modiin Illit in 2015 (AFP) The UN Human Rights Council this month delayed publication of a promised database of companies complicit in Israel’s illegal …
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