Reconciliation or permanent division for Palestinians?

First published by the Arab Weekly on 1/4/2018 The takeaway message on reconciliation is that it has been kicked into the long grass. At an impasse. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) attends a meeting with the Revolutionary Council of the ruling Fatah party in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on March 1. (AFP) The …

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Interview: Gaza students struggling to obtain exit visas by Israel to join university courses abroad

I was interviewed by RT UK on 28/9/2017 https://youtu.be/7mvbAcLP9O0

Watch: Israel’s new security measures around Gaza

I was interviewed by Press TV on 11/8/2017 Israel continues to avoid dealing with the problem, which is the occupation and siege when it could spend $1 Billion on measures to bring peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQE4Ntll0H0

Mahmoud Abbas has led the Palestinians to a dead end. He must go 

First published by the Middle East Eye on 29/6/2017 The president has hit a new low, cutting the salaries and electricity of Palestinians in Gaza. The next intifada will be against the Palestinian National Authority and this should worry Israel and Abbas Photo: A photo of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from 2016 (AFP) The embattled …

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Hey Israel, give Palestinians a sporting chance

First published by the Middle East Eye on 11/8/2016 The troubles of the Middle East have followed the Olympic flame to Rio de Janeiro for the Brazilian games. An early controversy erupted even before the teams reached the Maracana Stadium. The Lebanese and Israeli delegations clashed when the organisers planned for the two teams to …

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Interview on second anniversary of 2014 Israeli attack in Gaza

Interview by Paolo Zeriali on 8/7/2016 at protest opposite Downing Street, London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSMhHH27qc

حلقة نقاش: قرائة بين السطور في ذكرى النكبة على الساحة الأوروبية – بريطانيا نموذج

لمشاهدة هذه الحلقة اضغط هنا http://youtu.be/GJDO654wG94

Interview: NGOs urge Israel to lift Gaza Siege

7/7/2016 Inter view on Press TV about a call by NGOs to Israel to lift the almost 10-year long siege on Gaza. To view click here

Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian

Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian First published by the Middle East Eye on 20/4/2016 Why did the UK and US not react firmly against Israel for the killing of Hurndall and Corrie the way Italy did with Egypt for the death of Regeni? -------------------------------------- The world was shocked …

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Palestine’s Arab Idol Mohammed Assaf rocks London

I reviewed Mohammad Assaf's concert at the London Barbican theater for Middle East Eye Palestine's Arab Idol Mohammed Assaf rocks London #Reviews   From a Gaza refugee camp to the London Barbican, Mohammed Assaf caused a sensation, with his mixed audience dancing in the isles Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf, Gazan winner of the Arab Idol …

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