Why Palestine dies: Powerful reflections on the conflict and call for peace

Raja Shehadeh's latest book provides a profound analysis of Israel-Palestine conflict, combining personal stories with political history, while critiquing global inaction and exposing false narratives

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5 min read Last Updated : Sep 12 2024 | 10:51 PM IST
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?
Author: Raja Shehadeh
Publisher: Profile Books
Pages: 128
Price: Rs 299

“At least 100,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced, many not for the first time, from Deir el-Balah in the past few days, with some not even able to find space to set up tents as the Israeli military keeps shrinking the tiny Gaza Strip,” notes one of Al Jazeera’s latest reports on the war that Israel has waged on Gaza. Alongside the theatre of violence that Gaza has become, is the near-inaction of the international community.
 
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