I reproduce below the press release from the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group PRESS RELEASE FROMBRITAIN-PALESTINE APPG, 19 October 2015 For immediate release THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE IS ROOTED IN FAILURE TO END THE OCCUPATION All murders and other attacks on civilians are unacceptable, whoever commits them and whoever are the victims. …
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London protest for Palestine after rising violence in Jerusalem
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign together with a number of partners held a demonstration outside the Israrli Embassy in London on Saturday 17 October. I estimated that up to 3000 were in attendance. I spoke to the demonstration and was then interviewed by Sky News. Here is a link to the interview. I also contributed to …
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Is A Third Intifada Starting?
My article below for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was published in the Morning Star on 13 October 2015 Is A Third Intifada Starting? 2015 Tuesday 13TH posted by Morning Star in Features As violence escalates an end to Israeli occupation is the only meaningful solution, writes Kamel Hawwash A POSSIBLE third intifada is underway in …
Netanyahu miscalculated and is to blame for the escalating clashes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his settler-led Government miscalculated badly when they thought the eyes of the World were on Syria and the Iran deal and that they had a free hand in Palestine. They forgot that they were dealing with a most resilient and fearless people, the indigenous Palestinians. The first and second …
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How the Conservative party conference slogan could apply to Palestine injustice
I spoke to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and New Statesman Conservative Party Fringe meeting in Manchester on the 6th of October 2015. The title was 'A just policy for Palestine?'. This was the first PSC fringe meeting at a Conservative Party Conference, proof that solidarity with Palestinians is transcending party boundaries. In fact Palestine …
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Watch how Israeli police drag a 13 year old Palestinian child to military trial
This is a most appalling example of the oppression Palestinian children are subjected to by the illegal Israeli occupation. Jewish children are treated differently to Palestinian children. Different Laws apply to Palestinians and Jews who live in the same area. This is shear racism and Apartheid. There is no excuse for this. From April 2015
TV interview about home demolitions and the impact of BDS
Below is a link to a recent interview I gave to Press TV in home demolitions and the impact of the growing BDS movement. Link here
For Palestinians, crossing the Allenby Bridge to/from Jordan is ultimate humiliation
The King Hussein / Allenby bridge is the only exit point to the outside world and back for West Bank Pslestinians. The old wooden bridge is long gone and its concrete replacement links Jordan and what should be Palestine as it straddles the Jordan river. Calling it a river glorifies it. It is almost …
نقاش تلفزيوني عن حملة مقاطعة اسرائيل BDS
شاركت في برنامج العربي اليوم بتاريخ ١٣/٨/٢٠١٥ عن حملة مقاطعة اسرائيل وتضمن النقاش فرنسا وبريطانيا والمغرب. وتطرقنا لتاثير الحملة على الاقتصاد الاسرائيلي. الرابط هنا I joined a discussion in Arabic on the BDS movement, which covered the UK, France and Morocco. It also looked at the economic impact on Israel.
Israel apologists’ attack on the NUT and Edukid is shameful
Pro Israel organisations recently launched a vile attack on the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Edukid for developing a resource pack for teachers which depicts the reality of life under Israeli occupation for Palestinian children. The subject used to tell the story is ten year old Saleh, a Palestinian child from Alkhalil, …
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