Bassem Eid

Not to be confused with Basem Eid.

Bassem Eid
Born (1958-02-05) 5 February 1958 (age 66)
East Jerusalem, Jordanian West Bank (now West Bank)
NationalityPalestinian
OccupationPolitical analyst
Known forFounder, Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group

Bassem Eid (born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian living in East Jerusalem who comments on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict for Israeli TV and radio.[1] He has been invited to speak by many pro-Israeli organizations in North America, including on university campuses.[2][3][4][5]

Eid initially worked for B'Tselem, documenting Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians, but changed his views after the Oslo Accords. His research currently focuses on human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian armed forces.[6]

Bassem Eid opposes the Palestinian right of return. Eid opposes the one-state solution.[6] In 2023 Bassem also opposed the creation of a Palestinian state and predicted Israel will annex the West Bank without giving Palestinian residents full citizenship.[7]

  1. ^ Eid, Bassem (July 27, 2018). "This year in Jerusalem". The Times of Israel Blogs. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "A Palestinian Peace Advocate Talks Zionism". Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Org of America. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ "Students Supporting Israel hosts activist Bassem Eid, discusses Palestinian leadership, Israel-Palestine conflict". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ "Students Supporting Israel hosts activist Bassem Eid, discusses Palestinian leadership, Israel-Palestine conflict". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  5. ^ Gundersen, Laura (2015-10-26). "Palestinian Human Rights Leader Condemns Hamas, BDS at Cornell Lecture". The Cornell Review. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  6. ^ a b "Abandoned by the Israeli Left: The story of Bassem Eid". The Jerusalem Post. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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