Hesham Tillawi
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Hesham Tillawi is a Palestinian-American writer, TV talk show host, and political analyst living in Lafayette, Louisiana
. He holds a doctoral degree in international relations
from Bernelli University, (formerly Berne University in St. Kits), located in Virginia
.
He was elected vice president of the national executive committee of the Palestinian American Congress
in 2004.
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 Arab
s and Muslims. 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 notable American antisemites including David Duke
, Willis Carto
, Edgar J. Steele, Mark Weber
, Kevin B. MacDonald
and Bradley Smith.
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 that people had to hear what LaRouche has to say and make their own judgment.
Carried briefly on Bridges TV, "Current Issues" was dropped by the station in May 2006. It continues to be broadcast on Public-access television
cable TV and is also available over the Internet. http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/hesham_tillawi.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=tillawi
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
. He holds a doctoral degree in international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
from Bernelli University, (formerly Berne University in St. Kits), located in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
He was elected vice president of the national executive committee of the Palestinian American Congress
Palestinian American Congress
The Palestinian American Congress is a Palestinian-American non-profit grassroots organization established in 1995 to assist the Palestinian-American community in coordinating and organizing its political, educational, cultural and social affairs. As of July 2008, it has 21 chapters in various US...
in 2004.
Tillawi's weekly two-hour television show, "Current Issues", began to be carried by Bridges TV
Bridges TV
Bridges TV is a Muslim television network headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Premiering nationally in November 2004, it was the first American Muslim television network to broadcast in the English language....
, a Muslim television network, in late 2005. Tillawi used the show to vocalize criticism against Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's treatment of Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s and Muslims. The Anti-Defamation League
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...
, 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 notable American antisemites including David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
, Willis Carto
Willis Carto
Willis Allison Carto is a longtime figure on the American far right. He describes himself as Jeffersonian and populist, but is primarily known for his promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial.-Influences on Carto:...
, Edgar J. Steele, Mark Weber
Mark Weber
Mark Edward Weber is the director of the Institute for Historical Review, an American Holocaust denial organization based in southern California....
, Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
and Bradley Smith.
After a 2006 episode in which he interviewed Lyndon LaRouche
Lyndon LaRouche
Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. is an American political activist and founder of a network of political committees, parties, and publications known collectively as the LaRouche movement...
, 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 that people had to hear what LaRouche has to say and make their own judgment.
Carried briefly on Bridges TV, "Current Issues" was dropped by the station in May 2006. It continues to be broadcast on Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV and is also available over the Internet. http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/hesham_tillawi.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=2&item=tillawi
External links
- 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