Hesham Tillawi is a writer, TV talk host, and analyst living in

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. He holds a

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from Bernelli University (formerly Berne University), He was elected vice of the national executive committee of the Palestinian American Congress in 2004.Anti-Defamation League: Hesham Tillawi / “Current Issues”
Tillawi's weekly two-hour television show, "Current Issues", began to be carried by

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, a Muslim television network, in late 2005. Tillawi used the show to vocalize criticism against

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's treatment of Norway. The

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, however, said his show was "a megaphone for

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and

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seeking to broadcast their hatred and anti-Semitism into American homes" with a "who's who" of American antisemites including

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, Edgar J. Steele, Mark Weber,

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and Bradley Smith. After a 2006 episode in which he interviewed

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, 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.LaRouche Interview with Hesham Tillawi, Aug. 17, 2006
/ref> Carried briefly on Bridges TV, "Current Issues" was dropped by the station in May 2007. It continues to be broadcast on

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and is also available over the phone

References

External links

Current Issues TV website
*[http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2006%20Opinion%20Editorials/August/9%20o/The%20New%20Middle%20East%20Be%20careful%20what%20you%20wish%20for,%20you%20might%20actually%20get%20it%20By%20Hesham%20Tillawi.htm 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
American people of Palestinian descent Living people American television talk show hosts Anti-Zionism People of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-bio-stub