First published by the Middle East Monitor on 23/6/2017 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Jared Kushner (3rd L) in Jerusalem on 21 June 2017 [Handout / Amos Ben Gershom / GPO] Throughout his first trip abroad as US president, during which he visited Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, Donald Trump expressed …
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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, …
Special TV show on the Nakba
Broadcast live on 15/5/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PDf5cfkSEE&feature=youtu.be
Abbas-Trump meeting brings little hope for Palestinians
First published in the Arab Weekly on Sunday 14/5/2017 London - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas finally had his day at the Trump White House. The US president, standing in front of the Palestinian flag at their news conference on May 3, lauded Abbas for his role as signatory to the 1993 Oslo peace accords …
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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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Watch my interview on Russia Today on my entry denial to Palestine
Broadcast on 1/5/2017 I was interviewed on Russia Today's Going Underground about Israel's denial of entry to me to visit family in Palestine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhcEgX3fnks&feature=youtu.be
Interview on Talk Radio Europe about Israel denying me entry to Palestine
I was interviewed by Pippa Jones for Talk Radio Europe on 20/4/2017 Listen below from 3 minutes into the hour.
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