Thu 1-May-2025

Hossam Shaker

Hossam Shaker is a researcher and author consultant in media public relations and mass communication for a number of organizations in Europe and he resides in Vienna. He has an interest in analysis of European and international affairs as well as social and media issues

The symbol of the new defiant Palestinian generation

A girl has defied the occupation with unrivalled courage. Over the past years the media has broadcasted videos of her daringly confronting the heavily armed occupation soldiers face to face.

What’s next after the collapse of the two-state project?

European foreign ministers spoke with unprecedented frankness in Brussels yesterday morning when they said Trump’s decision regarding Jerusalem and the negotiations is a blow to the peace process.

Trump has confirmed the death of the peace process so what’s next?

The US President’s announcement not only had an effect within the boundary of Jerusalem which he handed over with arrogance and audacity to Benjamin Netanyahu.

The ‘deal of the century’ struck between reckless leaders

The “deal of the century” is the mystery phrase used amid the ongoing tension in the Middle East.

Symbolic humiliation and the creation of tragedy

Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) was a prominent statesman in the eyes of his compatriots through his eminent positions. However for the Palestinian people he remains a clear embodiment of injustice and arrogance being one of the major figures responsible for the Palestinian tragedy.

The ‘Israelisation’ illusion and ‘Israeli Arabs’ propaganda

Once again the Israeli authorities have thrown another Palestinian leader into prison. Once again that leader is Raed Salah who has a defiant smile and whose life shares characteristics with liberation leaders.

Why does Israel believe the world would be better without Al Jazeera?

According to the official Israeli perspective the world was better without Al Jazeera the network that occupied our eyes and ears when it launched a new media era in the Arab world in 1996.

Ask Europe what’s happening in Jerusalem

Europe’s politicians have not decided to address the recent heated developments in Jerusalem yet but the leaders lounging in their resorts know the full story.

What the Palestinian people should forget

The Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the occupation of East Jerusalem and large parts of the Palestinian territories.

Beautifying Israel’s occupation on the red carpet

Appearing on an important well-publicised platform may make you look great in the public eye.

Peres: The Nobel Peace Laureate who was far from peaceful

Peres colluded with the construction of the Apartheid Wall built by Israel on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

A zoo inside a large open-air prison

Lazeez the tiger may have been rescued from an appalling situation but that is no thanks to Israel which is responsible for creating that situation and those appalling conditions in the first place.

Europe’s Responsibility towards the Suffocation of Gaza

Gaza drowning in the sea is the famous wish of former Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin but subsequent officials were guided to an easier option to achieve the desired result i.e. suffocating Gaza with the policy of an extreme siege.

Europe and the Arab Spring: Five years later

Tyrannical and corrupt regimes have pushed generations of people to risk drowning in the sea or fall prey to Daesh’s propaganda.

Is Europe planting flowers or thorns for its Arab neighbours?

The masses who took to Arab squares five years ago were there to demand freedom justice democracy and human dignity.

What does Israel want to say to the world?

Now that the Palestinians have been angered once again and the period of calmness has ended Israel wants to tell the world that the tension and clashes that have been occurring over the past few weeks have been motivated by a deep-seated hatred of Jews.