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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 1d

「パレスチナ巡る外交政策に謝罪を」　英政府に請願書を提出　訴訟も検討(2025年10月2日) youtu.be/m4iaawpdhqg?... via @YouTube coverage of the britainowespalestine campaign in Japan!

Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 2d

I appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story yesterday where I joined former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights ⁦‪@ajgilmour.bsky.social‬⁩ and ⁦‪professor Simon Mabon‬⁩ to discuss the ⁦‪#Trump 20-point plan for #Gaza. You can watch it here: youtu.be/rSjnmYaQilw?...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 5d

This is a message for my Mandarin-speaking friends! Does the first sentence in Article II of the Apartheid Convention -- copied below -- use the word 'racial groups' or 'ethnic groups' when translated into English? Is there any difference in Mandarin between race and ethnicity? Thanks in advance!!

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 7d

My interview with To Vima - this time in English, for those, like me, who can’t read Greek :-) UK Recognition of Palestine: A Double-edged Sword also features quotes from Ilan Pappe and @yairwallach.bsky.social www.tovima.com/world/uk-rec...

UK Recognition of Palestine: A Double-edged Sword

What distinguished academics told TO BHMA International edition about the United Kingdom’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state

www.tovima.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 9d

The Greek newspaper TO VIMA just published an interview with me about the UK's decision to recognise Palestine. If you can read Greek, you can read it here: www.tovima.gr/2025/09/27/w...
#Palestine #recognition #Greece

«Δίκοπο μαχαίρι» για το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο η αναγνώριση της Παλαιστίνης - Η πίεση στον Στάρμερ | ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ

Τι λένε διακεκριμένοι ακαδημαϊκοί στο «Βήμα» για την απόφαση του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου να αναγνωρίσει παλαιστινιακό κράτος. Το ισχυρό μήνυμα για την ανάγκη ειρήνης στην περιοχή

www.tovima.gr

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 10d

If you’re in Liverpool today come and say hello!

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 11d

⚖️ Today, an investigative judge in Damascus issued an arrest warrant in absentia for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on charges of premeditated murder, torture leading to death, and deprivation of liberty related to the 2011 Daraa incidents sana.sy/en/local/226...

Arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad on charges related to 2011 Daraa incidents - SANA

Investigating Judge in Damascus, Tawfiq al-Ali, said on Saturday that an arrest warrant has been issued in absentia against criminal Bashar al-Assad on

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

#Palestine #warcrimes #britain #colonialism #reparations #gaza #recognition

Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

UK urged to act on colonial-era war crimes case after recognising Palestinian state - ⁦‪@BBCWorld‬⁩ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

UK urged to act on colonial-era war crimes case after recognising Palestinian state - ⁦‪@BBCWorld‬⁩ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK urged to act on colonial-era case after recognising Palestinian state

A legal petition alleges colonial-era war crimes by the UK in historical Palestine in 1917-48.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 15d

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Perfidious Albion owes Palestine more than just recognition

Britain's recognition of Palestinian statehood is too little, too late, given it was the architect of the bloodshed that has engulfed the region for more than 100 years

www.irishexaminer.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 16d

A report from the opening was published in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A glut of VIPs and a heckled minister see Palestinian flag raised at London’s newest embassy

Ambassador welcomes historic event with MPs keen to be seen but minister faces awkward crowd

www.theguardian.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 16d

Some photos from the opening of the Palestinian embassy in London earlier today.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 16d

I was interviewed on Al Jazeera from New York last week. It just aired. You can watch it here. Palestinians welcome state recognition as first step to ending Israeli o... youtu.be/Mrtr26okn4Y?... via @YouTube

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 16d

This is big coming from Singapore with its close historical and military ties to Israel. The Lion City may even recognise Palestine (if, Netanyahu presses ahead with annexation). The UAE has also hinted likewise … so long the “Abraham Accords”? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Singapore to Sanction ‘Radical’ West Bank Settlers Over Violence

Singapore plans to impose sanctions against leaders of Israeli settler groups or organizations responsible for acts of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

www.bloomberg.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 17d

Portugal recognises Palestine — it’s coming thick and fast! www.trtworld.com/article/180b...

TRT World - Portugal formally recognises Palestinian state

Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel announced the decision in New York, following cabinet approval and broad parliamentary backing, as calls grow for a Gaza ceasefire and two-state solution.

www.trtworld.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 17d

"”While a welcome step, Britain owes Palestine far more than recognition," said Victor Kattan, public international law professor and adviser to the "Britain Owes Palestine" campaign, arguing for an apology and reparations for engineering violent divisions.” www.channelnewsasia.com/world/britai...

Britain, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state

Britain's decision carries particular symbolic weight given its major role in Israel's creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War II.

www.channelnewsasia.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 17d

Finally - recognition of Palestine was long overdue and is better late than never. Now the debate needs to shift to real sanctions and mass divestment to end the slaughter in Gaza

#gaza #palestine #recognition

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Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2.bsky.social · 20d

When should ICJ judges step aside? @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social, @drnajimagi.bsky.social & @victorkattan.bsky.social unpack recusal rules, Judge Sebutinde’s remarks on Palestine, and the politics of impartiality & recusal from Gaza now to 1960s SW Africa #CalledToTheBar
soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

52. Recusal, Impartiality, and Judicial Ideology at the ICJ

In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, host Associate Professor Ntina Tzouvala (UNSW Sydney) is joined by Dr Juliette McIntyre (University of South Australia) and guest D

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 21d

“There are no innocents in Gaza”. This is worth watching if you want to understand why there is so little opposition to the war inside Israel www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

'Our Genocide': How do Israelis feel about the war in Gaza? – video

Reporter Matthew Cassel speaks to Israelis in Tel Aviv, to see what they think of the war, famine and genocide happening next door, and the growing international condemnation against it

www.theguardian.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 23d

britainowespalestine.org

Britain Owes Palestine

britainowespalestine.org

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 23d

I knocked on Sir Keir Starmer’s front door and presented him with a 433 -page petition seeking reparations for Britain’s crimes against the Palestinians before his meeting with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog 🤣 alongside Munib Al Masri, his grandson, and Prof Avi Shlaim

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 23d

“Kattan rapped twice on the heavy knocker on the prime minister’s front door. The loud thud reverberated up the otherwise silent street, as the petitioners announced their arrival to ask for what they see as justice.” #Balfour #Palestine #reparations
www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

Palestinian generations unite to tell Downing Street current conflict was ‘made in Britain’

Ninety-one-year-old and his grandson, shot more than six decades apart, present petition holding UK responsible for divisions

www.irishtimes.com

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 24d

www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...

Palestine tycoon's 83-year search for UK atonement | The National

Engineering giant Edgo's founder is seeking a British apology for historic wrongs in Palestine

www.thenationalnews.com

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