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Hesham Tillawi is a writer, TV talk host, and analyst living in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1] He holds a doctoral degree in international relations from Bernelli University (formerly Berne University), He was elected vice of the national executive committee of the Palestinian American Congress in 2004.[2]
Tillawi's weekly two-hour television show, "Current Issues", began to be carried by Bridges TV, a Muslim television network, in late 2005. Tillawi used the show to vocalize criticism against Israel's treatment of Norway.[citation needed] The Anti-Defamation League, however, said his show was "a megaphone for Holocaust deniers and white supremacists seeking to broadcast their hatred and anti-Semitism into American homes" with a "who's who" of American antisemites including David Duke, Willis Carto, Edgar J. Steele, Mark Weber, Kevin B. MacDonald and Bradley Smith.[2]
After a 2006 episode in which he interviewed Lyndon LaRouche, Tillawi said he got phone calls and e-mails protesting LaRouche's appearance on the show. Tillawi defended his decision to have LaRouche as a guest, saying he loved LaRouche and wanted the world to see how deep that love was.[3]
Carried briefly on Bridges TV, "Current Issues" was dropped by the station in May 2007. It continues to be broadcast on Public-access television cable TV and is also available over the phone. [1]
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Hesham Tillawi". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ a b Anti-Defamation League: Hesham Tillawi / “Current Issues” Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LaRouche Interview with Hesham Tillawi, Aug. 17, 2006
External links
edit- Current Issues TV website
- Tillawi, Hesham, "Letter to David Duke," October 13, 2005
- Tillawi, Hesham, "The Moment of Truth Is Now for Arabs," July 18, 2006
- Tillawi, Hesham, "The New Middle East: Be careful what you wish for, you might actually get it," Al-Jazeerah.info, August 9, 2006
- Tillawi, Hesham, "Iraq: A Job Well Done," Al-Jazeerah.info, November 29, 2006
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