Why are international sanctions appropriate when Russia illegally annexes the Crimea, but not when Israel illegally occupies and colonises the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and blockades Gaza? Why have more than twenty years passed since the Oslo Agreement, without a just solution for Palestinians and for the millions of refugees outside Palestine?
On 18th March the House of Lords had a “Take Note” debate with 21 speakers – Hansard cols 99 to 154. Opinions ranged from “don’t appease aggression or reward breaches of international law”, to “don’t start a new cold war, let alone a hot one”. At cols 122 to 123, I argued that the Organization…
I have just come back from an unusual, possibly unique, meeting. Iraqis from Iraq and England came together with some Israelis and Palestinians, the latter from both Gaza and recognized Israel. The gathering took place on neutral ground, in Cyprus. The dominant Shia tradition was present at a distinguished level, while the Sunnis had to…
My Question for Short Debate on 27th February 2014 I concentrated on Indefinite Detention without trial, and on killings of terrorist suspects by missiles launched from drones together with nearby civilians. The Government reply failed to deal with these points and left me disappointed. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/140227-gc0001.htm#14022777000346
The Failure of the Two-State Solution – The Prospects of One-State in Israel/Palestine Pub: IB Tauris 2013, pp 336, with bibliography, index, footnotes etc Ed Professor Hani A Faris This book presents nineteen essays, nearly all by academics and scholars, from Israel and Palestine and the wider world. It examines the prospects and problems for…
