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Professor Kamel Hawwash

Professor Kamel Hawwash

Professor Kamel Hawwash is a British Palestinian engineering academic based at the University of Birmingham. He is a commentator on Middle East affairs, Vice Chair of the British Palestinian Policy Council (BPPC) and a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and . He writes here in a personal capacity.

October 30, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Western hypocrisy: Khashoggi and Murtaja two deceased journalists but the world will only remember one

Yaser Murtaja was a Palestinian photojournalist who had gone to the Gaza fence with Israel to cover the second Friday of the Great Return March. He was killed by...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, US
October 11, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

With no meaningful international plan, Khan Al-Ahmar needs a popular uprising to save it

The Palestinian Bedouin residents of Khan Al-Ahmar wake up every morning relieved that the Israeli occupation’s bulldozers did not arrive overnight to destroy their homes and their children’s school....

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Videos & Photo Stories
September 11, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Trump’s Administration will fail to break the Palestinians

Trump and Netanyahu are now brothers in arms in racism against the Palestinians

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
August 30, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

With Israel’s Nation State Law in place, violence against Palestinians will get worse

Ever since Israel passed the Nation State Law, Palestinians and neutral observers have been wondering about its possible impact on the substantial Palestinian minority in Israel as well as...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 10, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

If free speech is to mean anything at all, its principles must be applied equally

Britain’s two major political parties have been gripped by accusations that they have a problem with racism. In the case of the Labour Party, this allegedly takes the form...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 23, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel challenges the world: I am an Apartheid state, what are you going to do about it?

Remember the date, 19 July 2018 is when Israel’s pretense of democracy, the Knesset passed the Nation State Bill, which could more aptly be called, the “Jewish State Apartheid...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
July 12, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Ireland’s decision to advance boycott bill could be the tipping point for justice for Palestine

The Palestinian people are in need of some good news to boost their morale at an extremely difficult time in their struggle for freedom, justice and equality. There has...

Published in: Article, BDS, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Ireland, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
June 25, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel’s royal reward for discriminating against Palestinians

As Britain’s Prince William arrives in Israel for a royal visit that will also see him visit the Occupied Palestinian Territories, does he really understand the country upon which...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
June 12, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel’s most famous human shield is its defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman

The Israeli propaganda machine has been in full swing since 30 March when the Great Return March saw tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza march to the fence with...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
June 3, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

While Razan lost her life, Nikki Haley lost her humanity

Last Friday, 1 June, a Palestinian volunteer medic, Razan Al-Najjar, was fasting and tending to the wounded at Gaza’s artificial fence with Israel. Thousands of miles away, the US...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
May 7, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The PNC meeting was ‘much ado about nothing’

After a 22-year lull, the highest Palestinian legislative authority of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the Palestinian National Council (PNC), finally met in Ramallah for its 23rd session. Palestinian...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
April 24, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

UNRWA, the US Embassy move and the Israeli occupation

This will be remembered as the year when the United States of America broke with the international consensus by moving its Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, thus recognising...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
March 30, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The Great March of Return: An opportunity for Palestinians to return to Najd or is it Sedrot?

There is nothing like a trip to Beirut and a visit to Palestinian refugee camps to remind visitors of the nub of the Palestinian catastrophe, the Nakba which refugees...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
March 20, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel, the West and shameless hypocrisy

The current crisis between Britain and Russia offers yet another example of the shameless hypocrisy of the West when dealing with Israel and almost any other country. Why bring...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, BDS, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Opinion, Palestine, Russia, UK, UN, US
February 9, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The Middle East Quartet still includes the US, so can it still play a role in the peace process?

Since US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the subsequent decision to cut American funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian leadership...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, EU, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
January 9, 2018 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The PA must rise to the dangers facing the cause or make way for new leadership

Israel’s extremist, settler-led government is on a roll. US President Donald Trump’s Christmas gift of recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his consequent surrogate bullying in the UN General...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
December 27, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

What options does Abbas have after that General Assembly vote?

As the dust settles on a significant week at the UN, in which America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was rejected roundly by the international community, the Palestinians...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
December 4, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

It’s time the international community stood up for Palestinian children

Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian children is not a new development but rather one example of its many breaches of international law and international humanitarian law. While it has in...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
November 22, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

How long before the Israeli flag flies over Riyadh?

At a recent MEMO conference entitled “Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War Succession and Future”, I asked Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed of the London School of Economics if she thought that...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, BDS, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, US
November 10, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Netanyahu is redefining ethnic cleansing not pursuing genuine peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not known for missing an opportunity to push peace further into the distant future. The dust had not even settled on the Balfour...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
October 31, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

If only Boris Johnson would write an ‘alternative’ article on the Balfour Declaration centenary

When it came to BREXIT, the now Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson wrote one article for, and another against, leaving the EU, to help him make up his mind. When...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
October 20, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel is pushing its luck with the EU

When it comes to the various stakeholders in the Israeli Palestinian conflict Israel has guaranteed American support in almost whatever it does. Other stakeholders, including the EU, have consistently...

Published in: Article, EU, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 25, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes is, in fact, an own goal

Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes is now almost a daily occurrence. The reasons vary but the phenomenon is ultimately a form of collective punishment; the humiliation of the occupied...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 4, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Palestine must push back against loss of traditional allies

When the PLO asked the United Nations General Assembly for an upgrade in Palestine’s status to “non-member observer state” on 29th November 2012, the motion was passed by a vote of...

Published in: Africa, Article, Authors, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
July 28, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel is sleepwalking towards tyranny not practising democracy

Let me start by acknowledging that democracy is in short supply in the Middle East. However, only one state claims to be a democratic state. In fact, Israel claims...

Published in: Article, BDS, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
June 23, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Every picture tells a story; can the Palestinians expect any justice from this bunch?

Throughout his first trip abroad as US president, during which he visited Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, Donald Trump expressed his desire to bring peace to the region....

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
June 13, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

When Congress celebrates the illegal occupation of Jerusalem, it defiles and redefines US values

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....

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
May 22, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Israel knows that it only has to bide its time to get everything it wants

Recent commemorations of the 69th anniversary of the Nakba followed the long-awaited meeting at the White House between US President Donald Trump and his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas....

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
May 13, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

No, it is not unfair to criticise Israel

As Palestinians mark a number of key, painful anniversaries in 2017, Israel is busy with not ending the occupation, but entrenching it and crying wolf claiming to be the...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
April 5, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The UK is quietly changing its policy on Israel and Palestine

Palestinians were delighted to see 2016 end with the UN Security Council passing resolution 2334 which reaffirmed the illegality of Israel’s settlement enterprise. The passing of the resolution was...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, UN, US
March 21, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

Richard Falk: People must shame UN for quashing ‘apartheid Israel’ report

The former UN Special rapporteur for Palestine was speaking at an event hosted by MEMO in London

Published in: Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US, Videos & Photo Stories
March 6, 2017 Professor Kamel Hawwash

The Palestinian leadership must embrace the Conference for Palestinians Abroad

In my last article for MEMO, I wondered whether the Conference for Palestinians Abroad (CPA) could lead to Palestinian unity of vision. It was a privilege to be with...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Turkey

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