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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was truly delighted to work with Danny Friedman KC on this short piece for The New Law Journal about the @GBOwesPalestine petition that was presented to the British Government in September 2025. newlawjournal.co.uk/content/will-b… #Palestine #Reparations #InternationalJustice

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

An expanded version of my presentation on the case against the proscription of Palestine Action that I presented at the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) annual conference at University of Sussex has just been published in Critical Legal Thinking. criticallegalthinking.com/2026/04/10/t...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

My latest piece- “Prosecuting Netanyahu for International Crimes – Playing the Long Game” has just been published in Opinio Juris: opiniojuris.org/2026/03/25/s...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Comment Central has just published this piece I co-authored with Danny Friedman KC of Matrix Chambers. Danny and I were contributors to the 400-page petition to HMG concerning legal wrongs committed by the UK Armed Forces and others in mandate Palestine commentcentral.co.uk/britain-must...

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Britain must look back to see a way forward in Palestine and Israel

If Britain is serious about peace in Palestine and Israel, then it must confront a foundational truth: Britain itself is not an impartial bystander to this crisis, but one of its principal architects.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Proud to see my cousin Fadi Kattan’s recipe featured in this week’s Waitrose magazine!

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Here is a link to the full text of the judgment: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hu...

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Andrea Maria Pelliconi @ampelliconi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In this article for E-IR, @victorkattan.bsky.social and I compare the Security Council's Resolutions on Gaza and Western Sahara and explain why, in our opinion, they contribute to the erosion of the law of self-determination, decolonisation and prohibition of annexation www.e-ir.info/2025/12/16/t...

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The Security Council Resolutions on Western Sahara and Gaza: Is Decolonisation in Danger?

Sovereign equality and the illegality of conquest may well give way to an order in which occupation becomes indistinguishable from conquest.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This talk this Thursday might interest friends in London : www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Looking for a weekend podcast? Check out the latest #EISAVoices hosted by @pollypw.bsky.social, featuring disintguished guests @victorkattan.bsky.social and @ebadarin.com Discussing why is ... the recognition of Palestinian statehood causing debate? 🇵🇸 Tune in!⤵️

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

#Palestine36 is performing well at the box office (for a small independent film). Thanks to all of you who have already seen it. Given the interest in the film it is showing at even more cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland next week. Please see the listings here:

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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This was a good watch, with @victorkattan.bsky.social and @profmabon.bsky.social not being shy about blasting the stupid idea of having Blair run Gaza. Who ever thought of that one should read some history books. It's hardly a secret why that's a terrible idea. www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...

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Will Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories?

Talks to implement Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza are under way.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I was interviewed for this podcast with Andrew West on @abcnewsbot.bsky.social about developments in Gaza and the "Britain Owes Palestine campaign" that seeks an apology from Britain for war crimes in Palestine in the 1930s. You can listen to it here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

“Half the [Palestinian] population that was expelled in 1948 were expelled when Britain was still responsible for law and order in the territory [and] a lot of the tactics that the Israeli army has been using over the decades were learned from the British.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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‘For the sake of peace’: why a Palestinian forgives the Israeli soldier who shot him

Exclusive: Munib al-Masri Jr is part of a campaign asking the UK to help create a ‘just future’ in Palestine – starting with an apology for its role in the crisis

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Andrew Tan @andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

"... a new film by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, Palestine 1936, which premieres in the UK this month. The film stars Jeremy Irons as the notorious British High Commissioner in Palestine, Arthur Wauchope (1874–1947)"

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The great students of Nottingham have invited me to speak about the origins of the conflict in Gaza and Britain’s role in that history alongside Professor Andreas Bieler who will be speaking about contemporary issues and what we can do about them. This is happening on Tuesday in Coates Auditorium.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

「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!

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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 · 03/10/2025

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 · 01/10/2025

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...

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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

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

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

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

⚖️ 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...

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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 · 27/09/2025

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 · 22/09/2025

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

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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 · 22/09/2025

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...

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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.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

"”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...

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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.

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

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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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

“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...

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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

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Big news out of South Africa 🇿🇦 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is set to reopen the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody 48 years ago. www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/202...

dailydispatch.co.za

Inquest reopened into death of Steve Biko 48 years ago

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is set to reopen the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody 48 years ago...

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Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I was honoured to contribute my legal expertise to this petition to HMG and for being chosen to deliver it to 10 Downing Street with Munib al Masri, 91 years old, Avi Shlaim, and Munib’s grandson, who was paralysed by Israeli soldiers 14 years ago. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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‘Britain owes Palestine’ petition handed in at No 10 demanding reparations

Organisers said the petition shows how ‘ongoing Palestinian suffering can be traced directly to Britain’s violations of international law’.

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Association of Young International Criminal Lawyers @ayicl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

2/3 | Between 18 September and 4 December 2025, outstanding scholars, including @vukusiciva.bsky.social, @noellequenivet.bsky.social, and @victorkattan.bsky.social, will help us delve into the legal and political intricacies of this interesting and timely question from various perspectives.

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