My article was first published in Palestine News in February 2016 Jerusalem at the heart of the conflict Violence has erupted in Jerusalem in recent months with scores of deaths and regular clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli Occupation Forces. Here Kamel Hawwash, a native of East Jerusalem and vice chair of PSC, explains …
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The parallel policies that won’t bring peace to historic Palestine
The parallel policies that won't bring peace to historic Palestine First published in Middle East Eye on Sunday 7 February 2016 Once again another initiative to bring peace to historic Palestine is in the making. The last one by US Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013-14 ended in tatters and was soon followed with …
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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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As the Greek Parliament reognises Palestine, Turkey normalises relations with Israel
Tis the season of good will and anyone looking at a horrible 2015 from a Palestinian perspective knows they would welcome some good news. This year's Christmas present came in the form of a call for another European Government to recognise Palestine. This time it was the turn of the Greek Parlisment to overwhelmingly call …
Israel’s dilemma: Jerusalem divided or united for peace?
Middle East Monitor published the article below on 16 November 2015 Israel's dilemma: Jerusalem divided or united for peace? Image from Middle East Monitor Israel annexed East Jerusalem shortly after capturing it from Jordan in the Six Day War of 1967. For decades it has claimed that East and West Jerusalem are part of …
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PRESS RELEASE ON CURRENT SITUATION IN PALESTINE / ISRAEL FROM BRITAIN-PALESTINE APPG, 19 October 2015
I reproduce below the press release from the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group PRESS RELEASE FROMBRITAIN-PALESTINE APPG, 19 October 2015 For immediate release THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE IS ROOTED IN FAILURE TO END THE OCCUPATION All murders and other attacks on civilians are unacceptable, whoever commits them and whoever are the victims. …
London protest for Palestine after rising violence in Jerusalem
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign together with a number of partners held a demonstration outside the Israrli Embassy in London on Saturday 17 October. I estimated that up to 3000 were in attendance. I spoke to the demonstration and was then interviewed by Sky News. Here is a link to the interview. I also contributed to …
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When the PA’s security forces suppress Palestinian protests against Israeli crimes, it is time for it to be disbanded
Screenshot from Middle East Eye video The past few days have seen an escalation of violence by Israeli occupation forces that could have ignited a third intifada. Dozens of Palestinians have been attacked, injured and arrested by Israeli forces in and around Alaqsa mosque in Jerusalem. This Jerusalem uprising has been to protect Alaqsa …
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Recognition, BDS and Israeli elections
Gaza after Israeli knock on the door 2014 has been a highly tense and significant year in the quest for a solution to the Palestinian / Israeli problem. It started with the then ongoing 'peace talks'. They ended in failure because Israel had no intention of concluding a deal. The summer months saw deaths in …
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