Abbas-Trump meeting brings little hope for Palestinians

First published in the Arab Weekly on Sunday 14/5/2017 London - Palestinian Authority Presi­dent Mahmoud Abbas fi­nally had his day at the Trump White House. The US president, stand­ing in front of the Palestinian flag at their news conference on May 3, lauded Abbas for his role as signa­tory to the 1993 Oslo peace accords …

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No, it is not unfair to criticise Israel 

First published by the Middle East Monitor on 13/5/2017 Israeli security forces break up Palestinian protests organised to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, in Ramallah, West Bank on April 23, 2017 [Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency] As Palestinians mark a number of key, painful anniversaries in 2017, Israel is busy with not …

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TV interview: Israeli forces attack Palestinian protesters

I was interviewed by Press TV 11/5/2017 It was day 25 of the Palestinian political prisoner hunger strike for dignity and rights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG012anpukM

Silencing critics will only reinforce image of Israel as a bully

First published by the Arab Weekly on 7/5/2017 In recent years Israel has been developing approaches to combat the criticism it receives, both for the lack of progress towards peace with the Palestinians and increasingly for policies it develops and implements. This can be traced to a signifi­cant 2010 report, produced by the Reut Institute, …

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Watch my interview on Russia Today on my entry denial to Palestine

Broadcast on 1/5/2017 I was interviewed on Russia Today's Going Underground about Israel's denial of entry to me to visit family in Palestine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhcEgX3fnks&feature=youtu.be

Tv interview: Israeli PM hails US policy shift on Tel Aviv

I was interviewed by Press TV on 21/4/2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKp5OcSL_oI

Interview on Talk Radio Europe about Israel denying me entry to Palestine

I was interviewed by Pippa Jones for Talk Radio Europe on 20/4/2017 Listen below from 3 minutes into the hour.

TV interview: ‘Completely immoral’: UK-based professor banned from visiting family in Palestine due to activism

I was interviewed by RT for report on 16/4/2017 Report here

As Britain pledges to celebrate Balfour, Israel denied my Easter homecoming to Palestine

First published by the Middle East Eye on 13/4/2017 On 7 April, I travelled with my wife, Lina, and my five-year-old son, Adam, to Palestine to spend Easter with family and friends, mainly in Attur, East Jerusalem. In the late afternoon, we arrived at Tel Aviv airport and made our way to passport control. I …

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Press release by PSC on my denial of entry at Tel Aviv airport

Press release by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign on 12/4/2017 British–Palestinian on Easter family holiday banned from Israel Prominent British-Palestinian Professor Kamel Hawwash was banned from entering Israel under the new Israeli boycott law, following a string of foreign human rights activist deportations.  Prof Hawwash was on a Easter family holiday with his wife and …

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