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Tom Charles

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Charles is a London-based writer, editor and literary agent. He previously worked in the UK parliament, including as a lobbyist for Palestinian rights. He has contributed to Jadaliyya and the Journal of Palestinian Refugee Studies.

Comment: The community response to the Grenfell Tower disaster in the absence of council or government leadership, shows the way forward in multicultural Britain, writes Tom Charles.

19 June, 2017

Comment: Planned celebrations of the Balfour Declaration are serving as propaganda and are missing an opportunity to call for peace and justice in historic Palestine, writes Tom Charles.

13 June, 2017

Comment: As colonisers, there has been a natural affinity between the Protestant politicians of Northern Ireland, and successive Israeli governments, writes Tom Charles.

12 June, 2017

Comment: If the opportunity is there, Labour should form a minority government, and immediately implement profound change in the UK's Middle East policy, writes Tom Charles.

09 June, 2017

Comment: President Trump's engagement in the Middle East makes the outcome of the UK election even more important for Palestinians, writes Tom Charles.

30 May, 2017

Comment: President Trump's engagement in the Middle East makes the outcome of the UK election even more important for Palestinians, writes Tom Charles.

30 May, 2017

Comment: As the dust settles on the Manchester attack, the government must take an honest look at the domestic and foreign policies that can lead to radicalisation, writes Tom Charles.

24 May, 2017

Comment: An apology from the UK government for the Balfour Declaration remains unlikely, but there is still time to have an impact, writes Tom Charles.

27 March, 2017

Comment: The tight alliance that May seeks to forge with Trump and Netanyahu - leaders who share her right-wing creed - is particularly bad news for Palestinians, writes Tom Charles.

26 January, 2017

Comment: British support for Riyadh has long gone unchallenged, but this looks set to change next year, writes Tom Charles.

22 December, 2016