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But as violence shatters lives in the Middle East, we have been told how many feel they are being silenced. That they cannot share their thoughts without being shouted down or shamed.
A shattered building in gaza as a ceasefire is called in the Middle East conflict.
That dialogue will only bring further tension between UK-based communities, in particular British Muslims and Jews. We believe in robust, difficult and uncomfortable conversations; that ultimately people are good, and want to make the situation better, and not worse.
Since the initial horrendous violence at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, there’s been a reported increase in Islamophobic incidents of 430 per cent and an increase in anti-Semitic incidents of 500 per cent.
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Urgently needed – a ‘Palestinian-Montrealer’! Mark Muhannad Ayyash © In Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, several thousand people took to the streets to express their solida. In Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, several thousand people took to the streets to express their solidarity with the Palestinians and denounce the war crimes committed by Israel on May 15, 2021 [Cole Burston/ AFP]
On May 11, as Israel was unleashing its military machine in occupied Jerusalem and elsewhere, I was put into contact with CBC Radio-Montreal who were looking for someone to interview to discuss the violent events in Sheikh Jarrah. After offering myself to speak on one of their programmes on the requested day of May 12, I was told that they would love to book me on the show.
In Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, several thousand people took to the streets to express their solidarity with the Palestinians and denounce the war crimes committed by Israel on May 15, 2021 [Cole Burston/ AFP]
On May 11, as Israel was unleashing its military machine in occupied Jerusalem and elsewhere, I was put into contact with CBC Radio-Montreal who were looking for someone to interview to discuss the violent events in Sheikh Jarrah. After offering myself to speak on one of their programmes on the requested day of May 12, I was told that they would love to book me on the show.
Alas, the person had to be specifically, and I quote, a “Palestinian-Montrealer”. Apparently, it is their strict policy that all guests on the show had to be Montrealers. Moreover, I now had one hour to search for this specific sub-species of a Palestinian.