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