I was interviewed by Press TV on 11/8/2017 Israel continues to avoid dealing with the problem, which is the occupation and siege when it could spend $1 Billion on measures to bring peace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQE4Ntll0H0
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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
Mahmoud Abbas has led the Palestinians to a dead end. He must go
First published by the Middle East Eye on 29/6/2017 The president has hit a new low, cutting the salaries and electricity of Palestinians in Gaza. The next intifada will be against the Palestinian National Authority and this should worry Israel and Abbas Photo: A photo of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from 2016 (AFP) The embattled …
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Government suffers defeat in court by Palestine campaigners over boycott, divestment and sanctions
22/6/2017 Press Release by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government suffers defeat in court by Palestine campaigners over boycott, divestment and sanctions. The Government has acted unlawfully by attempting to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel through their pension schemes. Palestine campaigners hailed the triumph the …
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, …
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 …
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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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
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