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Palestinian human rights activist and political analyst (born 1958) Not to be confused with Basem Eid . Bassem Eid ( Arabic : باسم عيد ; born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian living in East Jerusalem who comments on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict for Israeli TV and radio. He has been invited to speak by many pro-Israeli organizations in North America, including on university campuses. 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. Bassem Eid opposes the Palestinian right of return. Eid opposes the one-state solution. 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. The Times of Israel Blogs . Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Org of America . "Students Supporting Israel hosts activist Bassem Eid, discusses Palestinian leadership, Israel-Palestine conflict" . The Jerusalem Post . 2012-06-25 .
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'"Bassem Eid"' was born on February 5, 1958 in the Jordanian-occupied 'Old City' in East Jerusalem, whose place of residence then became the United Nations Refugee Works Agency (UNRWA) refugee camp of Shu'afat in East Jerusalem.
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Bassem Eid (born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian citizen of Israel and has an extensive career as a Palestinian human rights activist.His initial focus was on human rights violations committed by Israeli armed forces, but for many years has broadened his research to include human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Palestinian armed forces on their own people.He founded the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group in 1996, although it ceased operations in 2011.He now works as a political analyst for Israeli TV and radio.
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Palestinian human rights activist and political analyst Not to be confused with Basem Eid .Bassem Eid (born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian living in Jericho who has an extensive career as a Palestinian human rights activist. His initial focus was on human rights violations committed by Israeli armed forces, but for many years has broadened his research to include human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Palestinian armed forces on their own people. He founded the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group in 1996, although it ceased operations in 2011. He now works as a political analyst for Israeli TV and radio.
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born on february 5
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palestinian citizen of israel and has an extensive career as a palestinian human rights activist
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