UNRWA, the US Embassy move and the Israeli occupation

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 24/4/2018 Gazan's gather outside the UN offices in Gaza to protest US cuts to UNRWA's funding, on January 28, 2018 [Mohammad Asad / Middle East Monitor] This will be remembered as the year when the United States of America broke with the international consensus by moving its …

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My speech at the protest in support of the Great Return March in Whitehall, London

The protest took place on 7/4/2018   Video available soon  

US Lawmakers to slash aid to the Palestinian Authority

I was interviewed by Press TV on 22/3/2018 https://youtu.be/UQzR-DMMatk

Israel, Occidente y la hipocresía

Publicado por primera vez por Monitor de Oriente el 21/3/2018 La actual crisis entre Reino Unido y Rusia nos presenta un ejemplo más de la flagrante hipocresía de Occidente a la hora de lidiar con Israel y, prácticamente, la de todos los demás países. ¿Por qué mencionar a Israel en el caso del intento de …

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Israel, the West and shameless hypocrisy

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 …

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On the economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza

I was interviewed by Press Tv's on the news line broadcast on 19/3/2018 https://youtu.be/p7R0wRAgVVA

مؤتمر المانحين للأونوروا في روما

مشاركتي في برنامج وراء الحدث على فناة الغد بتاريخ 15 مارس 2018 عن مؤتمر المانحين للأونوروا في روما https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIppO9sIHg

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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Is the Syrian war turning into a regional proxy war?

I took part in Strait Talk on TRT World Published on 26/2/2018 https://youtu.be/YQHETss7Tv0

Interview: Is the US using aid to UNRWA as a method to extort and blackmail?

I appeared on Press TV's the sun will rise with Dr Ghada Karmi. This was broadcast on 2/2/2018 https://youtu.be/s0D9mF_nAQ8