Ī vocal critic of what he describes as Israel's "racist" and "apartheid" treatment of Palestinians, Atwan has advocated a peaceful, non-violent settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He added that the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva is responsible for "hatching Israeli extremists and fundamentalists" and that the celebrations in Gaza following the attack symbolized "the courage of the Palestinian nation". In March 2008, Atwan said that the Mercaz HaRav shooting, in which a Palestinian gunman killed eight students (aged 15 to 26), "was justified". Speaking about the potential for a retaliatory attack by Iran in the event it was attacked by Israel, in an interview on Lebanese television in June 2007, Atwan stated, "If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight." He further stated in the case of war, Iran would retaliate against its Arab neighbors, American bases in the Gulf and "Allah willing, it will attack Israel, as well." Later on, Atwan claimed that Saddam Hussein mentioned that "a nation which has Abdul Bari Atwan will not be defeated", before his execution. Commenting on former president Saddam Hussein's execution he said that he would "go to the gallows with his head held high, because he built a strong united Iraq without sectarianism". He expressed sympathy with the insurgency against the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Now we have Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia and in the Islamic Maghreb." 2003 invasion of Iraq Tora Bora, Tora Bora main square, Tora Bora highroad, the third cave on the left. At the second Dubai Debates on, he stated: "We used to have one address for Al Qaeda. This is because all empires collapse when they pursue the arrogance of power." Al-Qaeda Ītwan has repeatedly expressed his view that the war on terror is the root cause for the creation of numerous regional Al-Qaeda offshoots. On the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks Atwan said: "The events of 11 September will be remembered as the end of the US empire. In his book, The Secret History of al-Qa'ida Atwan states, "I do not endorse or in any way support al-Qa'ida's agenda" and "I utterly condemn the attacks on innocent citizens in the West." Political opinions September 11 attacks Atwan stayed in the caves for two days, sleeping in primitive conditions in sub-zero temperatures. His impression of bin Laden was that he is "a phenomenon, extreme". He later called the experience his "most frightening trip". He had to travel through the mountains, dressed in Afghan clothing. In 1996, Atwan interviewed Osama bin Laden. He regularly gives talks and lectures internationally, including at the Edinburgh Festival and Harvard University. Atwan has also contributed chapters and essays to several academic and specialist books and journals. Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate was published by Saqi Books and the University of California Press in 2015. He has contributed articles to British newspapers including The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, and The Herald (Glasgow). As editor of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Atwan became a public figure he is a regular guest on Dateline London on BBC World, Sky News, Al Jazeera English and CNN World, as well as on several Arabic-language networks. It has been banned and censored repeatedly in several Arab countries for vocal criticism of what the paper alleges is their autocratic rule and excessive deference to Israel and the United States. The paper is known for its Arab nationalism and advocacy of the Palestinian cause. In 1989, Al-Quds Al-Arabi was founded by expatriate Palestinians and Atwan was offered the job as editor-in-chief, which he held until 2013. In 1980, he set up the London office of Al Madina and in 1984 returned to Asharq Al-Awsat. In 1978, he moved to London, where he has lived since then, and assumed a job with Asharq Al-Awsat, a Saudi-owned international daily. After his graduation, he began a career in journalism, initially with the Al Balaagh newspaper in Libya, then with Al Madina in Saudi Arabia. In 1970, he entered Cairo University where he studied journalism and received a diploma in English- Arabic translation. After receiving his primary school education at the camp, his schooling was continued first in Jordan in 1967, and then in Cairo, Egypt. His parents Zilfa and Muhammad Atwan lived in Isdud. He was the editor-in-chief of the London-based pan-Arab newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi from the founding of the paper in 1989 until July 2013.Įarly life and career background Ībdel Bari Atwan was born on 17 February 1950 in Deir al-Balah, a Palestinian refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Abdel Bari Atwan ( Arabic: عبد الباري عطوان ʿAbd al-Bārī ʿAṭwān, Levantine pronunciation: born 17 February 1950) is the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, an Arab world digital news and opinion website.
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