18/9/2020 We write as British Palestinians. Many of us are members of the Labour Party, some are not. We have previously expressed our fears of how the space to publicly bring the facts of the Palestinian people’s history and ongoing dispossession into the public domain was under severe threat. Then, as now, our concerns were …
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Criticise Israel and you immediately trigger its army of outraged partisans
First published by the Middle East Eye on 12/12/2018 #HumanRights An army of social media trolls are at the ready to denounce legitimate criticism of Israel’s occupation and settlement enterprise Israel was created through violence and terror, which it continues to heap on Palestinians to this day, as it works to fulfill the dream of …
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“تداعيات تبنّي حزب العمال البريطاني تعريف “معاداة السامية
5/9/2018 مشاركتي في برنامج أضواء على الأحداث على قناة الحوار بتاريخ https://www.facebook.com/Alhiwar.TV/videos/2134380563490122/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adyt43T9_2B8JXPMe2p5GS31LdxlhYiIWyn5N272BulSOw%3AAdxDmttWQLLlSevIO7EZuBvSAVpR7nPryd-Fw1AaMA60Fg
Labour complains to press regulator over wreath coverage
I was interviewed by RT UK on 21/8/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY1b5YPo_OQ&t=9s
Debate on British Palestinians’ letter to the Guardian on their right to freedom of speech
I joined a debate on RT UK on this letter in the Guardian which I signed on 1/8/2018 https://youtu.be/62mTTKawsAI
The UK’s new anti-Semitism definition is more about protecting Israel than British Jews
First published by the Middle East Eye on 13/12/2016 The definition makes anti-Semitism less about problems an individual or group has with Jews and more a refusal to accept Israeli policies _________________________________________________________________ Britain’s pro-Israel lobby has won a battle, but its win won’t help bring about the peace that Palestinians and Israelis crave. This week, …