Faced with a choice of peace and BDS, Israel chooses BDS

first published by the Middle East Monitor on 10 August 2016 Israel’s recent decision to form a taskforce to target Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists for deportation is in stark contrast to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent claim that BDS had been defeated. Speaking at a special session of the State Control Committee …

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Israel can’t use archaeology to justify colonialism and dispossession

The Middle East Eye published this article on 30 March, 2016 Israel can't use archaeology to justify colonialism and dispossession    Ever since the Zionist project succeeded in its endeavour to create a homeland for Jews in Palestine, the Palestinians have faced daily attempts by Israel to deny their rights and belonging to the land.  …

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Jerusalem at the heart of the conflict

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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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 about Netanyahu’s Holocaust lies

I was interviewed by RT on 21 October, 2015 about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech in which he absolved Hitler of the Holocaust, blaming it instead on one Palestinian, Jerusalem Grand Mufti Amin Alhusseini    To watch the interview, click here

My comments on Netanyahu’s visit to London

   Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was invited to visit London in September 2015. I gave my view on this to Press TV's the Monarchy  ( 17 minute into programme).

Netanyahu’s quote of the century

   On 10 June, 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel said:  "Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the State of Israel"  And they still talk about a 2-state solution!

My TV interview about Netanyahu’s ‘apology’ to Palestinian citizens of Israel

  I was interviewed by Russia Today about Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's 'apology' to Palestinian citizens of Israel after his racist election comments. This can be viewed here

The International Community has Created a Rogue, Nuclear State, Israel

Israel is a nuclear state, there can be no doubt about that. It's actions in defying countless United Nations Resolutions, continuing an illegal military occupation, annexing Palestinian and Syrian land and expanding illegal settlements.  This and many of its policies and practices make it a Rogue State.Benjamin Netanyahu was as clear as he can be …

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Netanyahu has been and gone but Iran is still there 

Netanyahu told us this would be a historic speech. In reality his address to the US Congress on March 3rd was more hysterical than historic. You would have thought Iran's Ruhani was about to press the nuclear button but according even to Israeli intelligence, Iran is nowhere near having a launchable nuclear bomb. He even …

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