SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA AND LIVING IN LONDON has admitted in the past that the Gaza flotilla project was not about "breaking the blockade" and bringing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, but about stirring up sentiment against Israel.
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please note that he is linked to the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) which was founded by another SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL Sawalha
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Zaher Birawi is a Palestinian journalist and activist based in London, known for his role as chairman of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza and as a co-founder of the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
He is also a broadcaster and director at Asira Media and Public Relations and has been involved with organisations like the Palestinian Forum in Britain and EuroPal Forum. Originally from Nablus, West Bank, Birawi studied Information Systems Management at the
University of Sheffield (1994–1995) and works as a presenter on Al Hiwar TV, an Arabic-language channel. He is a trustee of the UK-registered charity Education Aid for Palestinians, which has raised over £3 million since 2017.
Birawi has been linked to controversial activities, with some sources, including Israeli authorities and a 2023 UK parliamentary statement by MP Christian Wakeford, alleging he is a senior Hamas operative in Europe, involved in organizing anti-Israel protests and events like the
Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the Great Return March. He has been accused of affiliations with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, notably through his past roles with the Muslim Association of Britain and the Palestinian Return Centre, both described by some as Hamas-linked. HE DENIES
In 2021, Birawi won a settlement from Refinitiv Ltd, owners of the World-Check database, after being wrongly listed under its terrorism category, receiving damages for the error. He argued the listing stemmed from politically motivated sources, including Israeli government claims
Birawi has been vocal in his criticism of Israel, describing it as a “racist colonial crime state” on social media following Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. His activism includes organising protests, such as the 2022 End Apartheid - Free Palestine rally in London, marking the Nakba.
Here are the key sources referenced for information on Zaher Birawi’s alleged history with Hamas:
• Daily Mail (28/10/23):
Reports UK MP Christian Wakeford naming Birawi as a Hamas operative in London,involved in pro-Palestine protests & linked to Education Aid for Palestinians
• Daily Mail (28/10/23):
Reports UK MP Christian Wakeford naming Birawi as a Hamas operative in London,involved in pro-Palestine protests & linked to Education Aid for Palestinians
• Counter Extremism Project (2024-01-08): Details Wakeford’s parliamentary statement naming Birawi as a Hamas operative, noting his roles in EuroPal and the Muslim Association of Britain, with alleged Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood ties.
• Jerusalem Post (2018-07-29): Describes Birawi as a founder of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, designated by Israel’s Justice Ministry in 2013 as part of Hamas’s European network.
• The Jewish Press (2019-12-11): Claims Birawi is a Hamas representative in London, involved with Jeremy Corbyn and photographed with Hamas leaders, citing Palestinian Authority sources.
• Palestine Chronicle (2021-01-12): Reports Birawi’s settlement with Refinitiv Ltd after being wrongly listed on World-Check’s terrorism category, with Birawi denying Hamas ties.
• Terrorism Information Center (2017-09-28): Notes Birawi’s interview with Hamas’s Felesteen newspaper, discussing flotilla propaganda and his role in anti-Israel activism in the UK.
Continued......THIS is where Zaher Birawi in 2017 admitted that the freedom flotilla was not about breaking the blockade or aid to Gaza but the media attention and anti-Israel propaganda that came from it. HE PLANNED THIS BACK IN 2017 FOR HAMAS
• Tribune Juive (2025-06-09): Links Birawi to the Freedom Flotilla and Palestinian Return Centre, described by Israel’s Shin Bet as Hamas-affiliated.
• UK Lawyers for Israel (2023-10-29): Covers Wakeford’s parliamentary point naming Birawi as a security risk due to alleged Hamas ties.
MP Christian Wakeford is totally right, and I've uncovered evidence to his claims. The question is, why isn't our government doing anything about it?
Even the @Telegraph has put this information out for the world. Yet, the propaganda is drowning out the truth because Birawi has great lawyers and for some reason the Muslim brotherhood are not proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK but is in MANY Arab countries.
A 2015 submission to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee by Steven Merley, an investigator specializing in political extremism, described Birawi as a “former Hamas operative” who fled to Britain in the 1990s. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
Merley claimed Birawi was a PRC director and a trustee of a UK charity linked to the Union of Good, a global Hamas fundraising network designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization.
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC), reported in 2010 and 2017 that Birawi, alongside other former Hamas activists in Britain, was involved in anti-Israel propaganda and flotilla activities. ITIC noted Birawi’s role as a spokesman for the Viva Palestina convoy
CARE is one of Zaher linked NGOs which has been heavily connected with the Muslim Brotherhood with leaders thanking them for their support. Here's Birawi photographed with Senior Hamas leaders
FOR LEGAL PURPOSES I MUST ANNOUNCE THAT ZAHER BIRAWI DENIES ALL THESE ALLEGATIONS AND HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED OR CHARGED BASED ON ANY OF THESE CLAIMS AND BECAUSE THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IS NOT A PROSCRIBED TERRORIST ORGANISATION IN THE UK HE IS TECHNICALLY OPERATING LEGALLY HERE
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