102 years since the Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration was issued on 2 November, 1917. It announced the British government’s support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. The consequences are still felt by Palestinians today. The Declaration foreshadowed the 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba, or catastrophe, in which over 700,000 Palestinians […]
8th Palestine Book Awards
Nabil Anani, Noura Erakat, Isabella Hammad, Andrew Ross and Samuel Wilder took away the prizes at the seventh Middle East Monitor Palestine Book Awards on 1 November. The awards have been taking place annually since 2012 and honours authors who have made significant contributions to Palestinian literature, fiction and non-fiction. Alan Waddams, one of the […]
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot visits the All Saints Catholic School in Dagenham, London
H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, on 20 September visited the All Saints Catholic School in Dagenham, London. The visit came as part of the Rivers of the World Project, in which students at All Saints had been studying rivers in Jericho, Palestine, the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world […]
Netanyahu plans to annex Palestinian land if re-elected
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud party, on 15 September announced his intention to annex the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea, if elected again. Netanyahu said he had received a green light from the US administration of Donald Trump. PM Netanyahu stated in a televised speech:‘There is one place where […]
Sheffield City Council first UK city to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state
Dr. Husam Zomlot visits Sheffield city councillors in attendance of the debate of the motion to recognize Palestine in Sheffield town hall. The motion was proposed by Council leader Julie Dore and supported by Cllr Adam Hurst, calling for the recognition of the right of Palestinians to their own state, making it closer to a two-state solution […]
Palestinian entrepreneurs showcase their talent in UK
A group of Palestinian entrepreneurs visited the UK, as part of their participation in an event to showcase Palestinian entrepreneurship. The event was organised with support from the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). The goal of the visit was to highlight the many talents in the Palestinian market in fintech, services and ICT sectors. At […]
“Nothing hurts the Palestinian cause more than antisemitism,” sayd Dr Zomlot in first UK press interview
In a wide-ranging interview with The Jewish Chronicle newspaper, H. E. Dr Husam Zomlot spoke candidly about the boycott activities against Israel’s settlements, the issue of Antisemitism, the recognition of Palestine and the position of Hamas in the Palestinian body politic. The interview can be read here.
Palestine represented at London Marathon 2019
H. E. Dr Husam Zomlot met Palestinian Marathon Runner Mohammad AlQadi to congratulate him on his achievement at the London Marathon 2019 and for representing Palestine at such a significant sports event.
Dr Zomlot offers condolences to Sri Lankan counterpart over terrorist attacks
E. Dr Husam Zomlot paid a visit on 25 April to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner H. E. Ambassador Manisha Gunasekera in London to offer his condolences to the Sri Lankan people and government over the terrible terrorist attacks. On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in […]
In a virtual tour, Dr Zomlot engages with US academia and civil society
Last week H. E. Dr Husam Zomlot continued to engage US audiences and supporters of Palestine in the USA in a series of speeches across the country. At Harvard, University of Chicago, J Street, the Jerusalem Fund and the Middle East Institute, audiences heard from his excellency about the outlines of the Palestinian strategy in […]