Translated from English Published on the Middle East Eye édition française on 22/1/2018 Mahmoud Abbas va demander à l'Union européenne de reconnaître l'État de Palestine. Mais la cause et les sacrifices consentis par des millions de Palestiniens méritent beaucoup plus que ce que les dirigeants actuels ont accompli ou ne pourront jamais offrir Lors de …
Tag: occupation
Israeli sovereignty doesn’t extend to Palestinian territories
First published by the Arab Weekly on 21/1/2018 Israel is using its control of entry points to the occupied Palestinian territories to punish human rights activists and organisations. Fifty years after Israel took control of all of historic Palestine in the Six-Day War, it is taking a number of approaches to the status and laws …
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Palestinian leadership should retire gracefully or be removed by the people
First published by the Middle East Eye on 19/1/2018 The cause and the sacrifices made by millions of Palestinians deserve much more than the current leadership have or can achieve During the last Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah, President Mahmoud Abbas made reference to football when describing some of the Palestinian achievements in recent …
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Interview: Palestinians vote to suspend Israel’s recognition
I was interviewed by Press TV about the final statement of the Palestinian Central Council on 15/1/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KftHJfLdw0A&feature=youtu.be
Interview: Hopes for two state solution dying
I was interviewed by Press TV for On the News Line 12/1/2018 Hopes for the so-called two state solution are gradually dying in light of #US support for #Israel and disfavor toward the #Palestinians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPy3mLEqwCQ&feature=youtu.be
Interview: Israel approves 300 new settler homes in al-Quds
I was interviewed by Press TV on 26/12/2017 https://youtu.be/KELGiKrV92E
Israel’s ‘realities on the ground’ make a solution to the conflict harder to achieve
First published by the Middle East Eye on 23/12/2017 The number of settlements and settlers continues to rise at an alarming rate adding unnecessary nails to the coffin of the two-state solution On 23 December 2016, the last UN Security Council Resolution on Palestine and Israel was passed. The resolution reaffirmed the illegality of Israeli settlement activities …
Palestinians should put more focus on their case internationally
First published by the Arab Weekly in 12/11/2017 The PLO should join more international bodies and conventions and use these to pressure Israel back to the negotiating table. If it is to make progress towards realising its people’s legitimate right to self-determination in their homeland, the Palestinian leadership needs to take stock and weigh its …
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The Balfour Declaration: 67 words that changed the history of Palestine
First published by the Arab Weekly on 5/11/2017 The Balfour Declaration crucially omitted reference to the indigenous Palestinian Arabs who at the time made up 90% of the population. The British and Israeli governments celebrated the Balfour Declaration in London and Israel while Palestinians and their supporters marched in many cities across the world demanding …
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وراء الحدث: بريطانيا رفضت الإعتذار عن وعد بلفور
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