Israeli elections and the Palestinian question

First published by TRT World on 8/4/2019 Palestinians are hardly a footnote in the Israeli election and those who get to vote are forced to make a choice between soft apartheid and a hard one. As Israelis go to the polls to elect their next parliamentarians and prime minister, spare a thought for the occupied …

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بريطانيا:البرلمان يرفض الخروج من الاتحاد الاوروبي بدون اتفاق

تعليقي في برنامج أضواء على الأحداث في قناة الحوار بتاريخ ٤/٤/٢٠١٩ https://youtu.be/Klc49roZgFc

Israeli apartheid in the spotlight

First published by The New Arab on 29/3/2019 Comment: It's time the UN republished the ESCWA report on Israeli practices of Apartheid against the Palestinian people A visit to Hebron, divided between Israeli settlers and Palestinians, is instructive [Getty] University students across the world have been holding events in support of the Palestinian people and …

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What Palestinians want from the Arab League summit

First published by the Arab Weekly on 31/3/2019 Palestinians know Arab citizens support them but they will want Arab leaders to be equally supportive through the delivery of strong positions in Tunis. Daily struggle. An Israeli soldier stands guard as Palestinians watch Jewish settlers (unseen) touring the Palestinian side of the old city market in …

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ندوة بعنوان “العرب وإسرائيل.. مخاطر التطبيع والمطبعين”

نظم الندوة منتدى التفكير العربي بتاريخ ٣٠/٣/٢٠١٩ https://youtu.be/-4HvG4Q4Srg تقرير الجزيرة عن الندوة ندوة بلندن تطالب القمة العربية بتجريم التطبيع واعتباره تهديدا للأمن القوميتقرير العربي الجديد عن الندوة ندوة بلندن تطالب بتجريم التطبيع واعتباره تهديداً للأمن القومي Report in Middle East Monitor UK conference calls for criminalising normalising relations with Israelتقرير في القدس العربي ندوة متخصصة …

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Why is Britain providing cover for Israel’s human rights abuses?

First published by the Middle East Eye on 28/3/2019 As the US recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Britain opted to oppose all UN Human Rights Council resolutions on Israeli violations of Palestinian rights Palestinian protesters march at the Gaza fence on 22 March (AFP) It was a bad day for Palestinians, but even …

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The Great March of Return is the definitive guide to Israeli injustice

First published by TRT World on 29/3/2019 For a whole year scores of Palestinians have been killed and wounded for simply demanding their right to return home. For the Palestinians, the 30th of March traditionally marks 'land day', when they commemorate Israel’s killing of six Palestinians in 1976 who were protesting the Israeli government’s announcement …

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7 Palestinians injured in Israeli attack on Gaza

I was interviewed by Press TV on 25/3/2019 https://youtu.be/Um03INvTlxo

هل تتجه بريطانيا لاستفتاء ثان للخروج من الاتحاد الأوروبي؟

قدامة خالد مشاركتي بتعليق في هذا التقرير لموقع عربي21 بتاريخ ٢٤/٣/٢٠١٩ شارك مئات الآلاف من البريطانيين في مسيرات احتجاجية على خروج بريطانيا من الاتحاد الأوروبي، ونظمت هذه المسيرات حملة "صوت الشعب" (People's Vote) بالتزامن مع توقيع أكثر من أربعة ملايين و420 ألف شخص على عريضة إلكترونية للمطالبة بإلغاء خروج بريطانيا من الاتحاد الأوروبي. وبحسب الصحف …

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Grenfell Tower and Christchurch, 2 prime ministers, one leader

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 22/3/2019 New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves a gathering in honour for those killed in the Christchurch massacre on 22 March 2019 [MARTY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images] I had not heard of New Zealand’s 38-year-old prime minster Jacinda Ardern until the recent mosque massacres in Christchurch in which over 50 …

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