Remembering the children of Gaza, in London

      10 July 2015     Image from Cris @santippe1 The Palestine Solidarity Campaign together with other supporting organisations held a vigil to remember Israel's terrorist attack on Gaza last summer (so called 'operation protective edge'h which lasted for 52 days.     Hugh Lanning, Chair of PSC opens the vigil Rather than speeches, we read …

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TV Interview on the Palestinian bid to the ICC

   I was interviewed by Press TV about Palestinians supplying evidence to the International Criminal Court at the Hague on Gaza, settlements and prisoners. Watch here   

Netanyahu’s quote of the century

   On 10 June, 2015 Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel said:  "Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the State of Israel"  And they still talk about a 2-state solution!

when will the 2-state solution window actually close?

'The window is closing fast on the 2-state solution'. That is a statement that most western leaders regurgitate on an almost daily basis to explain the urgency of restarting the 'peace process'.   But when will the 2-state solution window finally close and who will make that critical announcement? Who ever makes it, the question …

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FIFA arrests on the eve of Congress to discuss suspension of Israeli Football Association

I am not one for conspiracy theories. Now comes the 'but'.     Can it be a complete coincidence that the arrests of seven top FIFA officials took place on the 27th of May 2015, just two days before FIFA's Congress? Two key items were on the agenda, the election of FIFA's next President and the …

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Interview about support for Israel in the new British Government

   I was interviewed by Press TV's the Monarchy about the new British Governments potential attitude to the Palestine / Israel conflict. This can be viewed here

From Berlin, on the Palestinians in Europe Conference  

   I spent the day (25 April, 2015) at the 13th Palestinians in Europe Conference in Berlin, Germany. This was my first experience of this major event. The organisers informed us that over 10,000, mostly Palestinians, had attended the day long event.    The conference was jointly organised by the Palestinian Community of Germany and …

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Voters ensure UK Parliamentary candidates see Palestine as a key election issue

With the UK parliamentary elections only a month away, Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) are feeling the heat on a number of issues.  This time though Palestine is one of them.   A well organised campaign led by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has made it easy for voters to require PPCs to answer five questions. I urge the …

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The International Community has Created a Rogue, Nuclear State, Israel

Israel is a nuclear state, there can be no doubt about that. It's actions in defying countless United Nations Resolutions, continuing an illegal military occupation, annexing Palestinian and Syrian land and expanding illegal settlements.  This and many of its policies and practices make it a Rogue State.Benjamin Netanyahu was as clear as he can be …

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Interview regarding Israel withholding Palestinian taxes

I was interviewed about Israel's continued withholding of Palestinian tax revenues on 14 March 2015. This can be viewed here