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.
Items by Professor Kamel Hawwash
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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The former UN Special rapporteur for Palestine was speaking at an event hosted by MEMO in London
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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...
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The situation continues to get worse for Palestinians as they remain under occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, and the latter has also been under...
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The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States appears to have emboldened Israeli politicians. Many clearly feel that their strongest ally will henceforth provide them with...
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Many more air miles have been collected and many more fine dinners have been consumed in five-star Parisian restaurants off the backs of the Palestinian people, to bring together...
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The Palestinians were set to conclude that their cause had been severely damaged in 2016 when the UN Security Council delivered a timely Christmas gift on 23 December: Resolution 2334....
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2016 will be remembered for a new phrase that came to characterise popular uprisings against “the establishment” in the West. From the UK to the USA, “taking back control”...
Published in:
Article,
Asia & Americas,
Europe & Russia,
France,
ICC,
International Organisations,
Israel,
Middle East,
Opinion,
Palestine,
UK,
US
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Will they or won’t they and when? This has been the question being raised constantly over the past few weeks about Israel’s intention to expel the Bedouins of Um...
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Something is in the air in Jerusalem and if Israel has its way it soon won’t be; the Muslim call to prayer – the adhaan – is under threat....
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The news that the population of Gaza has reached the 2 million mark was reported widely in the media but has stirred hardly any real action by the international...
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A few months ago I was invited to speak at a conference organised by an ecumenical planning group, to be hosted by Lichfield Cathedral on 7-9 October. The title...
![Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Jared Kushner (3rd L) in Jerusalem on 21 June 2017 [Handout / Amos Ben Gershom / GPO]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170621_2_24353886_23356401.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
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....![US Congress in session [File photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/news/americas/us-congress-when-benjamin-netanyahu-addressed-them-Mar-2015.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
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....![US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on 3 May, 2017 in Washington, DC. [Thaer Ganaim/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/030517_Abbas_Trump-6.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
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....![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]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23254609_21335622.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...![Former United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestine Richard Falk is seen at the launch of his new book at an event hosted by MEMO in London, UK, on 20 March 2017 [Jehan AlFarra/Middle East Monitor]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/104A2819.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The former UN Special rapporteur for Palestine was speaking at an event hosted by MEMO in London![Delegates attending a seminar at the Palestinians Abroad conference in Istanbul, Turkey on February 26, 2017 [Middle East Monitor]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/104A2483.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque, on occupied Jerusalem. [file photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/middle-east/al-aqsa-mosque-3-worshippers-praying-dome-of-the-rock.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The situation continues to get worse for Palestinians as they remain under occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, and the latter has also been under...![Israeli police detain a Palestinian protester during a demonstration against US President Trump [Shadi Hatem/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_1_20-Israeli-police-detain-a-Palestinian-protester-during-a-demonstration.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States appears to have emboldened Israeli politicians. Many clearly feel that their strongest ally will henceforth provide them with...![Image of the Middle East peace talk about Israel-Palestinian territories’ in Paris, France on January 15, 2017 [Cem Özdel/ Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170115_2_21300925_17980677.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Many more air miles have been collected and many more fine dinners have been consumed in five-star Parisian restaurants off the backs of the Palestinian people, to bring together...![Image of the UN Security Council resolution that called for Israel to stop settlement activities on Palestinian territories on December 23 2016 [Volkan Furuncu / Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161223_2_20899692_17329700.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The Palestinians were set to conclude that their cause had been severely damaged in 2016 when the UN Security Council delivered a timely Christmas gift on 23 December: Resolution 2334....![Israeli soldiers in riot gear in East Jerusalem [file photo]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/middle-east/israeli-soldiers-in-riot-gear-al-aqsa-in-the-background.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
2016 will be remembered for a new phrase that came to characterise popular uprisings against “the establishment” in the West. From the UK to the USA, “taking back control”...![Palestinians transfer the rubbles of their housing tins after it was dismantled by Israeli bulldozers on 19th August 2013 [Saeed Qaq/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2013_8_19-Palestinians-transfer-the-rubbles-of-their-housing-tins-after-it-was-dismantled-by-Israeli-bulldozers-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Will they or won’t they and when? This has been the question being raised constantly over the past few weeks about Israel’s intention to expel the Bedouins of Um...
Something is in the air in Jerusalem and if Israel has its way it soon won’t be; the Muslim call to prayer – the adhaan – is under threat....![Waleed Shaath, held by his mother, is the two millionth person born in Gaza on 12th October 2016 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Apaimages]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016_10_12-Waleed-Shaath-two-millionth-person-in-Gaza-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The news that the population of Gaza has reached the 2 million mark was reported widely in the media but has stirred hardly any real action by the international...
A few months ago I was invited to speak at a conference organised by an ecumenical planning group, to be hosted by Lichfield Cathedral on 7-9 October. The title...