“If, one day, a people desire to live, then fate will answer their call. / And their night will then begin to fade, and their chains break and fall.”
GUARDIAN, UK | Izzeldin Abuelaish | OCTOBER 2015
An English translation of the beautiful and inspiring lines of the late Tunisian poet Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi – for me, as a Palestinian, they speak of the crisis between Palestine and Israel. Over two decades has passed since the Oslo accords. At the time, there was a sense of hope. Many people, and certainly the Palestinians, thought this was a turning point – the chance to create a free Palestinian state, a prosperous new nation on the edge of the Mediterranean, a kind of Singapore of the Middle East. The accords failed – and we are still struggling to find a way forward that will work…continue reading
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