Damon Hill is right to call on the governing body of motor sport to rethink its decision to go ahead with this year's Bahrain Grand Prix. I say that as someone who is a motor sport nut as well as an MP with a keen interest in the Middle East.
...159 Comments | Posted 11 March 2012 | 23:00
I was last in Gaza almost exactly three years ago. I was part of one of the first groups of MPs to enter after Israel's Operation Cast Lead. which left over 1,300 Palestinians dead, the majority of them civilians and 352 of them children. Over 5,000 more were...
0 Comments | Posted 21 December 2011 | 23:00
On Sunday, Israel released 550 Palestinian prisoners, the second and final phase of the prisoner swap which secured the release of Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, in October.
Israel reserved the right to make the final decision on which Palestinian prisoners to release, and which should remain in jail. Not surprisingly...
0 Comments | Posted 24 October 2011 | 00:00
In political terms I guess I am one of the 'usual suspects' when it comes to the Middle East. I chair the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group and have campaigned for the rights of Palestinians for decades.
Perhaps it is especially important that people like me understand why the five...
8 Comments | Posted 6 April 2012 | 00:00