Palestine says relations with the UK at a low ebb after Boris Johnson letter to pro-Israel group

I was interviewed by RT UK for the 6 o’clock news on 16/4/2021 https://youtu.be/tM3XRnLbNJw

If Israel has committed no war crimes, then why does it refuse the ICC probe?

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 9/4/2021 A picture taken on March 4, 2021 shows the so-called Italian complex in Gaza City which was severely damaged by Israeli airstrikes during the 2014 war. [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images] On 5 February, Palestinians saw a long tunnel open and a light flicker in the …

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Palestinians Must Not Waste Opportunity to Pursue Israel at the ICC

First published by Inside Arabia on 17/2/2021 Palestinians and their supporters greeted the ICC Pre-trial Chamber’s recent decision that Palestine is considered a state and that the Court has jurisdiction to investigate alleged Israeli crimes with a mixture of relief and joy. However, past legal wins were wasted by the Palestinian leadership. The question now …

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From fighting BDS to fighting delegitimisation: Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs code for battling accountability

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 14/8/2020 BDS The Israeli Ministry for Strategic Affairs is shifting its focus from fighting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS), to fighting deligitimisation. It was initially established in 2006 for Avigdor Lieberman, and he was given the role of coordinating security, intelligence and diplomatic initiatives regarding …

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Canada’s move to label settlement wines is a positive step. Much more is needed

First published by the Middle East Eye on 2/8/2019 The global community must take action to remind Israel and its US backers of the vital importance of international law One wine in question is made by Shiloh Winery, based in a West Bank settlement (AFP) In what is one of their darkest hours, Palestinians are …

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TV Interview: Will Palestinians Ever Receive Justice?

I was interviewed by Press TV on 23/12/2018 https://www.facebook.com/100976976914141/videos/761580020846016/?__tn__=kC-R0.g&eid=ARDGSLgM6rzRpuVCtVA7Gi6lyifcBpls32AOK7ix2VHbctmIdHZRJKjU1VcC5qgi3nY3yepULFxCYaYZ&hc_ref=ARRiijbj981NHMoGHMorGFZvY7delKVGUkakWan5JDuXy5d1OwypPqhO24ebrl_FRvc&fref=nf&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDfsroAaZ--wYdwl83Zn5RzJCL0wEVmnpmeN_uvN_tctUoJ7tDd7NnLrtfxPlC38YLKiVBMLuHEzkM8ishlJSI3rXZS8id9WebeU1Ig9GJbtagbi92aLVLH5bL913kVskaMMpMhsl49pVtcGY9ftJlIivDubLWLDNqRCETPZKHabvrYdlA657cL8mzSaKkcdzYAs6pK3AptJENuTM2Tz6Uo1vtTxeX8Alc2eQV9ippz1vNs162lmtoOIK8MIOTH7x5URPPnUnFVFoAR2tIAtd7HXLuP1-9ihRATcc7Xb3qAJAMchPGnhbXOlRMloUzSYVEVpVXD5uA4Waaq

Watch: Palestinian FM files complaint against Israel at ICC

  I was interviewed by Press TV on 22/5/2018   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x81_HrGo51Q

Palestinians should put more focus on their case internationally

First published by the Arab Weekly in 12/11/2017 The PLO should join more international bodies and conventions and use these to pressure Israel back to the negotiating table. If it is to make progress to­wards realising its people’s legitimate right to self-deter­mination in their homeland, the Palestinian leadership needs to take stock and weigh its …

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Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates

The Middle East Monitor publiched my article on 15/1/2016 Abbas commits to more negotiations while violence escalates    Image from the Middle East Monitor In his first speech of 2016, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reviewed the situation facing the Palestinians and set out his approach for the forthcoming year. He started with the …

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TV Interview on the Palestinian bid to the ICC

   I was interviewed by Press TV about Palestinians supplying evidence to the International Criminal Court at the Hague on Gaza, settlements and prisoners. Watch here