Kamel Hawwash

Kamel Hawwash is a British-based Palestinian university professor and writer.

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Palestinian security forces man a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, currently under lockdown due to coronavirus, March 10. (AFP)
Coronavirus does not distinguish between Palestinians and Jews
March 13, 2020
Israel’s controversial concrete barrier separating the Jewish settlement of Pisgat Zeev in the northern part of east Jerusalem and the Palestinian area of Al-Ram in the occupied West Bank.(AFP)
Settlement construction intensifies with Trump’s ‘vision for peace’
February 29, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on January 19. (AFP)
With Israeli talk of annexing the Jordan valley, does anyone worry about peace?
January 25, 2020
Palestinian Hamas Chairman Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech during a funeral procession at Tehran University for commander of al-Quds Force Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, January 6. (DPA)
Soleimani’s death deepens chasm between Israelis, Palestinians
January 11, 2020
A Palestinian woman walks past the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, last May.(Reuters)
Where is Gaza heading in 2020?
January 04, 2020
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the despatch box in the House of Commons in London, during the first sitting of Parliament since the general election, December 17. (AFP)
Anti-BDS move likely among first actions of new UK government
December 21, 2019
A demonstrator holds a picture of Jordanian citizen Hiba al-Labadi during a protest in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 31. (Reuters)
Israel’s old habit of ignoring the rule of law dies hard
November 02, 2019
A Palestinian tries to extinguish a fire in an olive grove near the Palestinian village of Burin in the northern West Bank after an attack by Israeli settlers, October 16. (AFP)
Palestinians’ olive oil harvest threatened by settler violence
October 26, 2019
Israel’s Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, September 19. (AP)
Is it wise for Arabs to support Gantz for Israeli prime minister?
September 28, 2019
Obvious occupation. Maps showing Israel’s changing borders since 1947. (AFP)
US premises approach towards Palestinians on denial of Israeli occupation
August 31, 2019
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (C) attends the closing session of the US-sponsored Middle East economic conference in Manama, June 26. (AFP)
Palestinians remain key player in Middle East peace dynamics
June 29, 2019
Heavy bias. A 2018 file picture shows White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (R) speaking with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman upon Kushner’s arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport, Israel. (Reuters)
US peace deal’s outcome foreshadowed by talk of West Bank annexation
June 15, 2019
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the Arab League Summit in Mecca, May 30. (AFP)
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ staggers after Mecca summits
June 01, 2019
An Israeli soldier stands guard as Palestinians watch Jewish settlers (unseen) touring the Palestinian side of the old city market in Hebron, last February. (AFP)
What Palestinians want from the Arab League summit
March 29, 2019
Israeli police scuffle with activists in the West Bank Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar which is slated for demolition, October 15. (AP)
Israel’s actions speak louder than its talk of regional peace
December 15, 2018
War advocacy. Israeli residents from the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon demonstrate against the Gaza ceasefire, on November 14. (AFP)
Israel’s botched operation in Gaza comes with consequences
November 17, 2018
People wear flag of Israel glasses at a gathering organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in London. (AFP)
Why Palestinians have a problem with the IHRA definition of ‘anti-Semitism’
September 08, 2018
Demonstrators try to prevent an Isreali tractor from passing through the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, on July 4. (AFP)
Peaceful resistance is the Palestinian answer to Trump’s ‘deal of the century’
July 21, 2018
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince William arrive as she hosts a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London, on May 31. (AP)
Britain must not reward Israel for its abuse of Palestinians
June 09, 2018
Another brick in the wall. A 2016 file picture shows Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara during an inauguration ceremony of Hahemek rail line. (AP)
Palestine- Israel two-state solution is off the rails
April 14, 2018