Advertisement
Advertisement

Topic

Palestinian

Politics

Election delay 'a terrible disappointment', Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi called the postponement of the first legislative elections in 20 years to September 2027 "a terrible disappointment" for a generation that has never had a chance to vote. He also dismissed the citing of Israeli restrictions as an excuse, pointing instead to a "rejection" of change among ageing Palestinian leaders.

Advertisement
World

'Hope so heavy to carry': Al-Shaer on harrowing plight, emotional toll, struggle to survive in Gaza

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Palestinian writer and poet Mahmoud Al-Shaer, “Am I real, or just a number in this war?” In I Am Still Alive: Dispatches from Gaza, Palestinian writer Mahmoud Al-Shaer explores how war transforms memory, childhood and the meaning of existence. Recounting his family's displacement, his daughter's understanding of a world reduced to tents, and his evacuation from Gaza, he reflects on writing as an act of resistance against erasure. His testimony reveals how the struggle for survival extends beyond physical destruction to the preservation of identity, collective m

World

'Perfect Victims' author Mohammed El-Kurd challenges how Palestinian suffering is viewed

Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer, poet and journalist. He is the author of the poetry collection Rifqa and the book "Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal", which was just published in French translation last week. Mohammed grew up in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and as a child, his family were displaced from their home by Israeli settlers in a high-profile eviction. He spoke to us in Perspective.

Advertisement
Politics

Abbas postpones Palestinian elections, sets presidential poll for September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, ​2027, and called ‌a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in the Palestinian territories for the ⁠delay. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.