Hesham Tillawi is a writer, TV talk host, and analyst living in Lafayette, Louisiana. 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.Anti-Defamation League: Hesham Tillawi / “Current Issues”
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. 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.
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.LaRouche Interview with Hesham Tillawi, Aug. 17, 2006
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.
References
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