House of Commons
London October 28, 2008

by Ambassador- Professor Manuel Hassassian





His Excellency the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Walid Al-Mu’allam/ Honourable Members of Parliament
Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen

Arab politics in the 20th century was an era where we stood powerless, fractionalized, dependent and impotent to influence the International Community on behalf of Arab causes, and despite the Arab countries strategic and economic advantages,
 

by Ambassador- Professor Manuel


THURSDAY 1 MARCH 2007
by Ambassador- Ambassador- Professor Manuel Hassassian



HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
TAKEN BEFORE
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EUROPEAN UNION
(SUB-COMMITTEE C)



 

October 9, 2008
by Ambassador- Professor Manuel Hassassian




Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies,Gentlemen:
I am extremely honoured to be here today to commemorate our beloved distinguished Palestinian Poet, Mahmoud Darwish, whose legacy will live until time immemorial.

 

Prof. Manuel Hassassian


Short Biography


Prof. Manuel Hassassian is a Professor of International Politics and Relations. He is former Executive Vice President of Bethlehem University. His areas of specialization are: Comparative Politics with emphasis on Middle East Politics and Armenian Nationalist Movement and Political theory. He is published in both areas extensively, and his latest books are: “Palestine: Factionalism In the National Movement 1919-1939”, (English) and “The Historical Evolution of the Armenian Question and the Conflict over Nagorno Karabagh” (English) "Citizenship in the Middle East" published by Syracuse University Press (2000). He has published extensively in academic Journals domestically regionally and internationally on the PLO, the Peace Process, Democracy and Elections, Refugees and Civil Society in Palestine.

Professor Hassassian is a member of the editorial board of the Arab Political Science Journal as well as the Palestine-Israel Journal, in addition he was editor in Chief of Bethlehem University Journal. Professor Hassassian is a board member of the Center of Non-Violence in Palestine, also he is a member of the Arab Association for Human Rights. Professor Hassassian was appointed by the PA to the General Secretary of the Bethlehem District Elections commission 1996. Furthermore, he had been appointed Consultant to the Palestinian Ministerial Higher Commission on Church Affairs. He had been participating in many IInd Track diplomacy, and had been visiting scholar to many American universities, lecturing on Models and Practices of Conflict Resolution and Management. In September 1996, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the “Universite de Reims”, France for his academic contributions in the field of political science.