How Palestinian activist Kamel Hawwash made UK political history

How Palestinian activist Kamel Hawwash made UK political history

When Kamel Hawwash retired from academia last year, he imagined a quieter life. Instead, he entered May's local elections in Birmingham and made history. By winning a seat in Stirchley, Hawwash became the UK's first councillor of Palestinian origin. "The first thing that came into my mind was the fact that my father wasn't around to see it, because I know how proud he would have been," Hawaash tells The New Arab. "To be elected as the first Pale…