Palestinian architects nominated for British award
Palestinian architecture studio nominated for the prestigious Royal Academy Dorfman Award The Royal Academy of Art in London, UK, announced yesterday the selection of Palestinian architecture studio AAU Anastas as one of its finalists for the Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2020. The winner will be announced on 17 March in the British capital as part […]
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot gives a lecture in the University of Warwick
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot, Ambassador of the Palestinian Mission to the UK visited the University of Warwick to give a lecture regarding ‘The Conflict: A Palestinian Perspective’ on January 12th. The event was hosted by the University of Warwick’s Friends of Palestine Society alongside the Politics Society. He introduced the lecture by light-heartedly reminiscing on […]
Palestinian students choose their GUPS representatives
During the conference, members of the GUPS presented the financial and literary reports of the previous commitee which has since been replaced by the new union. Based on the results of the election, the following individuals were elected into the Executive Committee: Ahmad Al-Agha – Cambridge University Ahmad Shaath – BPP University Shareef Al-Aydi – […]
UNRWA at 70 anniversary conference
The plight of Palestinian refugees is at the heart of the Palestinian struggle, HE Dr Husam Zomlot told a conference on 30 November marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The conference, entitled ‘UNRWA at 70: Responding to Crises and Building a Just Future,’ was organised by the Palestinian […]
The Palestinian Mission in London honors the Kuwaiti Ambassador
The Palestinian Mission in the United Kingdom honors the Kuwaiti Ambassador in London, Khaled Al-Duwaisan in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, and other Arab ambassadors to the United Kingdom. Minister Nabil Abu Rudeineh gifted the Palestinian Ambassador, H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot an honorary shield as well as […]
Celebrating our Declaration of Independence
The Palestinian Mission in the United Kingdom on 25 November marked the anniversary of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence at a reception at the Waldorf Hilton in London. The event was attended by British officials and politicians, leaders of British civil society, and the renowned Palestinian singer, Omar Kamal, who later gave a concert. H.E. […]
Labour Party on Palestine is an example to follow
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot has urged British parties to follow the example of the Labour Party’s support for international law and justice on the issue of Palestine. The Labour Party Manifesto ahead of the 12 December UK general election committed a Labour government to recognise the State of Palestine, as voted for by the UK […]
Ambassador Zomlot condemns US shift on illegal Israeli settlements
The US has shifted its position on the status of Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. On 18 November, Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, announced that Washington no longer considered settlements “inconsistent with international law.” This marks a major reversal of decades of US policy under successive presidents going […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza leave 34 dead, including eight children
A ceasefire was agreed on 14 November between Israel and the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza after the assassination of an Islamic Jihad leader and his wife at their home in Gaza and a subsequent 48-hour spike in violence across the Israel-Gaza boundary. Thirty-four Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes during this period, among them […]
Israel arrests Palestinian Authority minister
Israeli police on 3 November arrested Fadi al-Hidmi, the Palestinian Authority’s minister for Jerusalem Affairs. It is the third time al-Hidmi has been arrested since he took office last April and it marks another violation of Palestinian rights in occupied East Jerusalem, said HE Dr Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom. […]