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Palestinian lawyer’s diary saved from risk of destruction by Scottish university

Author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh ‘s archive stretches back almost 60 years.

Evening Standard · Sep 1

Palestinian writer's 50-year-old diaries saved by Scottish university

DIARIES from a Palestinian writer and lawyer which were at risk of destruction from Israeli raids in the West Bank have been preserved in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20

This war of revenge has lasted two nightmare years. There’s only one hope for peace: Israel recognising Palestine

Donald Trump’s proposals are in play, but here in the West Bank we live in fear that the devastation of Gaza is coming our way, says writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

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Yes, Israel’s plan for Rafah would be a crime – but international law has never protected Gaza

Palestinians continue to hold on to the practice we call sumoud – refusing to give up or leave – despite the world turning its back on us, says Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025

‘A moral crisis’: how the Sydney writers’ festival grappled with the Israel-Gaza war

The tragedy in Gaza has loomed over the festival, with chair Robert Watkins promising ‘a plurality of voices’

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials review – existence is resistance

In mapping the Palestinian history and culture that persists despite Israeli suppression, Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson display a strength of purpose and a promise of hope

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

On my radar: Raja Shehadeh’s cultural highlights

The Palestinian writer and campaigner on Mahler, Gaza, Edinburgh – and the peace of his West Bank garden

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

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Trump wants to wipe out Gaza’s history. Saving its mosques and churches would defy him

The US president’s real-estate fantasies rely on the erasure of Gaza’s people and culture. Now we must act to preserve them, says Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

On my radar: Armando Iannucci’s cultural highlights

The satirist and director on Scottish landscapes, falling asleep with his favourite podcast, and why he’s fascinated by Elon Musk’s X feed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024

When will this horror end? When Israel realises that the cost of destroying us is too high

One day Israelis will grasp that endless war against Palestinians doesn’t work, says lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024

The world’s highest court has confirmed what we Palestinians always knew: Israel’s settlements are illegal

This ruling lays bare the reality of Israel’s occupation. Acting on it will bring us closer to peace, says lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh review – in pursuit of peace

The lawyer, activist and author’s latest book divides into two halves – first an edited speech from Kyoto in 2016 and then an anguished exploration of the current conflict

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh: ‘All this solidarity from the world – yet nothing has changed’

The Palestinian human rights lawyer and author Raja Shehadeh talks about his hopes and fears for his homeland, and finding a place of refuge amid the chaos of war

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024

What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? by Raja Shehadeh review – making sense of senseless violence

An attempt to understand Israeli actions in Gaza, and a lament that the Palestinian story is still not properly heard

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

After six months of war, I fear we may lose Palestine completely

Israel’s onslaught has been on a scale never seen before. I spend my days searching for hope, says the author Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

Romantasy, AI and Palestinian voices: publishing trends emerge at London book fair

Future publishing priorities also included sustainability, neurodivergent protagonists and new retellings of Greek mythology

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

Hopes for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on the nature of Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu, and to an article by Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023

Israel has long wanted Palestinians out of Gaza – my father saw it firsthand

Decades after the 1967 war, Israel is still under the illusion that violence against the Palestinians will give it peace and security, says Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian lawyer and writer

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

I remember the times when Palestinians dared to hope for peace. How did it come to this?

In my lifetime, leaders on both sides have talked of justice and freedom. Here in the West Bank, those days seem long ago, says author Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

Israel keeps building settlements and Palestinians keep dying. Peace is impossible this way

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year. Where is the accountability, asks Palestinian lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I by Raja Shehadeh review – family and politics collide

Raja Shehadeh and his father, Aziz, both Palestinian lawyers, had different views on how to achieve statehood for their nation. Raja recounts their struggle, and his father’s murder, in this highly readable memoir

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I by Raja Shehadeh review – truth and memory in Palestine

A human rights lawyer charts the history of his country through his late father’s papers

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