First published by the Middle East Monitor on 20/10/2017 Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during US President Donald Trump's (R) visit to Israel on 23 May 2017. [Israeli Government Press Office/Haim Zach/Handout] When it comes to the various stakeholders in the Israeli Palestinian conflict Israel has guaranteed American support in almost whatever …
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Language discrimination, another blow at Jewish- Arab equality in Israel
First published by the Arab Weekly on 6/8/2017 Israel has been replacing Arabic road names with the Hebrew names. The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Legislation recently approved a draft bill that would end Arabic’s status as an official language of the country, despite an Arabic-speaking population that includes 20% of the state’s citizens. This …
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Jerusalem’s Palestinian youth face bleak future
First published by the Arab Weekly on 30/7/2017London - The results of the tawjihi — General Secondary Education Certificate Examination — were recently announced across the Palestinian territories to great cheers and celebration in some households and deep disappointment in others.The future isn’t what it used to be. Palestinian children chat outside a school in …
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برنامج وراء الحدث: جمعة الغضب نصرة للأقصى
مشاركتي يوم ٢١/٧/٢٠١٧ ببرنامج وراء الحدث على قناة الغدhttps://youtu.be/0v7TbpBmGRE
Attaque d’al-Aqsa : les Palestiniens quasiment abandonnés
18/7/2017 Middle East Eye FR La défense de la mosquée al-Aqsa, chérie par 1,6 milliard de musulmans de par le monde, a été laissée aux 300 000 Palestiniens de Jérusalem, qui font face à un occupant particulièrement brutal et impitoyable Les implications de l’incident mortel de vendredi dernier à Al-Aqsa vont bien au-delà du …
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Al-Aqsa attack: Palestinians all but abandoned
First published by the Middle East Eye on 17/7/2017 With a weak response from Arab and Muslim countries to unprecedented restrictions at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Palestinians are left alone to defend the holy site from Israel's incursions The implications of the deadly incident last Friday at Al-Aqsa go way beyond the right to prayer. Five …
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When Congress celebrates the illegal occupation of Jerusalem, it defiles and redefines US values
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 13/6/2017 The American people missed a major incident in the US Congress last week which should have worried them immensely. Their elected representatives celebrated an illegal act on their behalf. Yes, the US Congress celebrated the 50th anniversary of the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by Israel, …
Debate: Why the status of Jerusalem is not the crux of the matter
First published by the Arab Weekly on 5/2/2017 Since his inauguration, Trump seems to have rolled back on his embassy commitment, much to the surprise of many. Road signs are seen in front of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, on January 17th. (Reuters) The question of whether the Trump …
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Interview: New settlement plan jeopardizes peace
Interview on Press TV on 25 January 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBIY3RF52k&t=116s
Expecting more of the same for Palestinians
First published by the Arab Weekly on 25/12/2016 London - Palestinian Christians and Palestinian Muslims are looking back with deep concern at a year in which they saw their struggle for freedom and independence battered. The Palestinians end the year with no sign of reconciliation between the main political factions Hamas, which rules the Gaza …
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