Raja Shehadeh, the 2008 Orwell Prize-winning political writer, human rights lawyer, and arguably the foremost Palestinian writer of our time, details the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: from the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, which led to the forced displacement of the Palestinian population, creating divisions that continue to erupt violently and tragically to this day, to the failure of the Oslo Accords, the intensification of the occupation of Palestinian territories, and the growing divisions within the Israeli political class, which finds solace in the common Palestinian enemy. With elegant prose and insightful observations, Shehadeh offers a clear and realistic perspective, illustrating how a large segment of Israeli society accepted the destruction of Gaza and the annihilation of the Palestinian people in response to Hamas’s terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023. Despite personally witnessing the devastation of his nation and the annihilation of his people, Shehadeh emphasizes the necessity of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on the path to peace.
| Publisher | Alianza Editorial |
| Author | Raja Shehadeh |
| Country | Spain |
| Publication Date | 15/01/2026 |
| Pages | 152 |
| Edition | first |
| Size | 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm |
| About the Author | Raja Shehadeh (1951) was born in Ramallah to a Palestinian Christian family. A lawyer, historian, and activist for the Palestinian cause, and co-founder of the award-winning human rights organization Al-Haq, Shehadeh has become, through his essays and memoirs, the most important Palestinian writer of his generation. Adam Schatz, editor of the London Review of Books, described him as the thinker who enabled him to understand the true motivations behind the conflict in the Middle East. |
| Publisher Address | alianzaeditorial@anaya.es |
| ISBN | 979-13-7009-138-5 |
