dr harry hagopian 😷
@harryhagopian
Public International lawyer, ecumenical advisor & political examiner of MENA + Gulf regions. A pessoptimist seeking speckles of hope!
Un pas important pour la paix fut franchi aujourd'hui, et j'espère Monsieur le Président @EmmanuelMacron que le Royaume Uni et d'autres pays européens ou membres de l'UE (il en reste 15) suivront votre exemple aussi. Et pour moi, selon les Béatitudes, Bienheureux les pacifiques!


It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was talking to a Khan Yunis resident, discussing whether he should stay or leave. Beyond belief that his city has since been almost completely destroyed. An entire city. Let that sink in. haaretz.com/israel-news/se…
Fidèle à son engagement historique pour une paix juste et durable au Proche-Orient, j’ai décidé que la France reconnaîtra l’État de Palestine. J’en ferai l’annonce solennelle à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, au mois de septembre prochain.…
A quote I've heard goes, "Thinking will not overcome fear but action will". Allow me to tweak it a bit as a function of our bruised & battered world: Talking will not overcome fear, but action will. So please, for the sake of our collective + precious humanity, walk the talk!

“Neutrality and dignity are not theoretical concepts for us; they are lived principles” ⬅️ Reflection by @rudelmar , general secretary of the @ACTAlliance , on the alarming situation in Gaza, and how churches r responding to it - via @Oikoumene : oikoumene.org/news/in-gaza-h…
Algeria 🇩🇿 has an oft-forgotten or neglected rich Christian history that goes back centuries. And today, @Pontifex met w/ Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboun who subsequently also met w/ Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See: vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

The @Oikoumene GS expressed deep alarm & sorrow over recent eruption of violence in Suweida (southern Syria, close to Jordan) between the Druze & Bedouin communities <> I hope that the frail ceasefire will hold & lead to some preventive future measures: oikoumene.org/news/wcc-expre…
An Armenian Heritage Conference on the protection of religious & cultural heritage in the South Caucasus was recently organised by @Oikoumene + the Swiss Protestant Church in Bern 🇨🇭where ➡️ @PaulaYacoubian also addressed issues of history & identity: oikoumene.org/news/lebanese-…
On @Channel4News today that our PM is losing patience w/ Israel in terms of the war crimes being committed in Gaza. So I respectfully draw Sir Keir Starmer's attention to this letter supporting recognition of the State of Palestine by the UK - @UNAUK : …palestineproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…
Your charity, your words of shock after the genocide, won’t make a difference. We will not accept your apology after the genocide. What has been done, has been done. I want you to look in the mirror, and ask: where was I when Gaza was going through a genocide?
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem held a press conference on 22 July to speak about the historic pastoral visit they made together to Gaza. cbcew.org.uk/christian-comm…
British former diplomats & UN officials signed letter dated 23 July 2025 to our Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, copied to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs, urging the UK to recognise Palestinian statehood - @UNAUK : una.org.uk/letter-prime-m…
Clinical dissection of how Israel is controlling starvation in Gaza 4 political & ideological objectives that defy the prevention of genocide inherent in the 1948 Convention > Famine researcher Alex de Waal & @BeirutCalling via Diwan blog @CarnegieMEC : carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/di…
He's a cardiologist & his daughter graduated w/ honours at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond (USA) but her diploma was withheld because she participated in a pro-Palestinian protest a year earlier > Daughter & father w/ @democracynow : youtu.be/G-BLhMixwKU?si…
It wasn't easy to remain immune to the words of the Palestinian ambassador at the UNSC as he highlighted the suffering of roughly 2 million Palestinians in Gaza: youtu.be/zYJlGtR8sno?si…
Quels sont les choix? Intimidation et silence, ou riposte et plaidoyer? > Clip d'une minute avec @PascalBoniface : youtube.com/shorts/FOP8Q9M…
Read it and send a feedback? Explore a new irenic avenue? <> A book for a new blueprint by Michael Shaeffer Omer-Man, formerly at +972 magazine & @sarahleah1 , formerly at HRW. Both r presently at @DAWNmenaorg : dawnmena.org/from-apartheid…
