First published by the Middle East Eye on 11/8/2016 The troubles of the Middle East have followed the Olympic flame to Rio de Janeiro for the Brazilian games. An early controversy erupted even before the teams reached the Maracana Stadium. The Lebanese and Israeli delegations clashed when the organisers planned for the two teams to …
Continue reading Hey Israel, give Palestinians a sporting chance
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 …
Continue reading Faced with a choice of peace and BDS, Israel chooses BDS
Published by the Middle East Monitor 6/8/2016 Image from Middle East Monitor The Balfour Declaration is a letter from the then British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Walter Rothschild, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. The critical part of this short letter said: “His Majesty’s government view with favour the …
Continue reading Britain should apologise for the Balfour Declaration, not ‘celebrate’ it
Interview by Paolo Zeriali on 8/7/2016 at protest opposite Downing Street, London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSMhHH27qc
لمشاهدة هذه الحلقة اضغط هنا http://youtu.be/GJDO654wG94
7/7/2016 Inter view on Press TV about a call by NGOs to Israel to lift the almost 10-year long siege on Gaza. To view click here
I was interviewed by Russia Today about the British Police's attempt to question Israeli politician Tzipi Livni about possible war crimes. Link here Report on http://www.rt.com here
First published by the Middle East Monitor 2/7/2016 The Middle East Quartet has released its long-awaited report and to no one’s surprise it is claiming that the two-state solution is “in danger”. It alleges that this “danger” comes from Palestinian terrorism and incitement, and Israeli settlement building and takeover of the West Bank’s area C. …
Continue reading The two-state solution is dead; long live the two-state solution
I was interviewed by Press TV about EU comments about peace process 8/6/2016 To view please click here
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