Asa Winstanley

Interview: “counterrevolution” threatens mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners

Asa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:08:09 +0000

[Electronic Intifada interview] The Palestinian Authority announced that Palestinian Prisoners’ Day would mark the start of a massive new wave of hunger strikes. But factionalism threatens the success of this movement, says Addameer’s Mourad Jadallah in an interview with The Electronic Intifada. Continue reading →

Court victory for Raed Salah deals blow to UK “anti-terror” policy

Asa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:00:42 +0000

[Electronic Intifada feature] Palestinian activist Sheikh Raed Salah’s court victory in his deportation case has implications for both the UK government’s relationships with pro-Israel groups and its anti-terrorism legislation. Continue reading →

Palestinian Authority jails journalist for publishing exposé on foreign ministry

Asa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:49:21 +0000

[Electronic Intifada] The Palestinian Authority imprisoned journalist Yousef al-Shayab Wednesday because of something he wrote, and because he insists on protecting his sources, say his colleagues Continue reading →

Factual errors undermine new book on Hamas

Asa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:40:48 +0000

[Electronic Intifada review] A new book on the Palestinian political party Hamas fails to accurately analyze the policies of the Islamic resistance movement. Continue reading →

Interview with Addameer’s Mourad Jadallah: hunger strikes reignite prisoner movement

Asa — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:43:08 +0000

[Electronic Intifada] Mourad Jadallah discusses the case of Khader Adnan, the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoner who made administrative detention an international issue. Continue reading →

Stop the JNF campaign makes steady gains as Israel charity goes “on the retreat” in UK

Asa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:24:06 +0000

[Electronic Intifada] Because of the efforts by Palestine solidarity activists to expose the colonization project of the Jewish National Fund, 2012 could perhaps be the organization’s last year holding charity status in the UK. Continue reading →

Book identifies pressure points for boycott actions

Asa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:11:25 +0000

[Electronic Intifada] A new handbook for BDS activists around the world offers tactical and practical suggestions for strengthening global boycott actions. Continue reading →

Raed Salah deportation case disintegrates in UK court, but verdict still to follow

Asa — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:39:10 +0000

[Electronic Intifada] The judge heading the panel assessing whether Palestinian civil rights leader Sheikh Raed Salah can be deported from the UK has cast serious doubt on the British government’s case. A final verdict is expected in the next two weeks. Continue reading →

My interview with Russia Today on the Syrian Observatory

Asa — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29:28 +0000

After my story for Al Akhbar English about the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russia Today asked to do to the above interview with me about the case, released on their website today. Continue reading →

Palestine is Still the Issue | Interview – The Angry Arab on Zionism, Syria, and more

Asa — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:06:14 +0000

In an in-depth and candid interview, academic and political commentator As'ad Abukhalil - a.k.a "The Angry Arab" - talks to Ceasefire columnist Asa Winstanley about Zionism, Hamas, Syria, Al Jazeera, BDS and much more. Continue reading →

The Syrian Observatory: The Inside Story

Asa — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:53:48 +0000

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has become the most quoted, and most disputed, primary source of casualty figures in Syria. Al-Akhbar investigates the political disputes, personal gain and prejudice, and media role behind a recent row over its ownership. Continue reading →

UK Labour Party student officials face backlash over free tour of Israel, settlements

Asa — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:14 +0000

A member of the UK’s National Union of Students Executive Council has denounced several youth and student officers from the opposition Labour Party for taking part in an all-expenses-paid tour of Israel and its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Labour students delegation met with Captain Barak Raz, an Israeli army spokesperson and other Israeli officials. Continue reading →

Angry Arab talk: “The Case Against Israel”

Asa — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:34:28 +0000

As`ad AbuKhalil speaks on “The Case Against Israel”. Audio recorded at Goldsmiths, 17 January 2011. The opening night of his UK tour, hosted by Goldsmiths Palestine Campaign. Mostly about Palestine, but some Syria and other interesting discussion in the Q&A. … Continue reading →

Europe’s Islamophobes and Israel: The Right Alliance

Asa — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:10:38 +0000

While the European far-right once made the Jewish community their primary scapegoat, their more recent focus on Muslims has made them Israel’s latest bedfellows. Continue reading →