Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Anyone who knows British history has heard of the ‘Battle for Britain,’ a military engagement with Nazi Germany during the Second World War. At the time of this writing, there is also a major conflict raging and this one is internal: the ‘Battle for Brexit.’ ‘Brexit’ means ‘British Exit’ from membership in the European Union (EU), of which they have been a member since 1973. The decision to leave the Union was decided by a public referendum in June 2016. Three years later, Britain has still not left. Attempts by the government of former British Prime Minister Theresa May to pass an EU-brokered withdrawal agreement failed three times to pass in the British Parliament. This led to Mrs. May’s resignation and replacement by Boris Johnson in July 2019. Mr. Johnson has promised to keep the extended, EU-approved, withdrawal date of 31 October 2019, whether there is a deal or not. There have been high-stakes wrangling, with Parliament voting to delay Brexit and block a ‘no dea...

The issue is becoming all too familiar - and tiresome, too. Yet, we can’t afford to retreat into some safe space. Brexit is big time stuff and being informed and understanding the times can bring us halfway towards a solution. In June 2016, the British electorate voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, a regional bloc they had been a part of since 1973. This is no small move and can be rightly seen as the biggest issue facing the United Kingdom since the end of the second world war. In many ways, it is like a grand geo-political divorce. Brexit became part of British law. Article 50 of the EU was invoked by the UK in March 2017, basically serving notice that it intended to leave the Union in 2 years time. The referendum resulted in the resignation of then Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and the rise of Theresa May as his successor. Like a dutiful minister, Mrs. May has worked hard to implement the will of the people, so it seems. Yet, there have been challenges...

The 29th of March, 2019, is soon approaching. It is the date the United Kingdom is scheduled to formally ‘exit’ the European Union (EU), after 46 years of membership. The EU will be reduced from 28 to 27 member nations. This ‘exit’ is popularly known as ‘Brexit,’ a contraction of ‘British exit.’ Make no mistake about it: Brexit is the single-most important event in the United Kingdom since the end of the Second World War. And it promises to affect the nation, continent, and the world. Before we focus on the present, let’s take a quick look at the past. The European continent was wracked with unimaginable horror - twice in one century. These horrors were two world wars, both of which were fought on European soil. Millions were killed and injured and the continent was laid waste. With the vision to avoid future European wars and enter into a period of permanent peace and prosperity, the European Union was born. Less well known, though no secret either, is that the founders...

‘Brexit,’ ‘National Elections,’ ‘Syrian withdrawal,’ ‘Trump & the Democrats,’ by all accounts, 2019 promises to be an eventful year. Respected conservative Los Angeles radio personality Dennis Prager wrote an insightful article entitled ‘The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year.’ We will refer to his article later (and the URL is included), however, we can view 2019 from the prism of 3 cities and the world: London, Jerusalem, and Washington DC . Here’s what to watch for: LONDON: As stated in our separate article, Brexit is the single-most important event in modern British history since the end of the Second World War. It ramifications affect not only the United Kingdom, but also Europe and the world. For all practical purposes, ‘Brexit’ or ‘British - exit’ from the European Union (EU) is a divorce. Even under the most amicable conditions, divorces are almost never pain-free. Since the June 2016 EU ‘Brexit’ referendum, the British people have more or less accepted that thei...

A drama has been unfolding at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London that has captured the attention of the world. Eleven month old Charlie Gard has been treated by the hospital for a very rare mitochondrial disease. He has brain damage and cannot breathe by himself. The hospital wants to turn off his life support machine. Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, disagree. They have the opportunity to take Charlie to the United States to undergo experimental treatment which might, just might, prolong or improve his life. They managed to raise over $1 million for this purpose but the hospital said ‘No.’ The case was taken to the UK Supreme Court and they sided with the hospital. The court said there was no benefit to taking the child to the USA and his suffering would only be prolonged. Then Charlie’s case went to the European Court of Human Rights. They also agreed with the hospital and UK Supreme Court. ‘ The domestic courts concluded that it would be law...