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Raja Shehadeh Advocates Rethinking Narratives for Peace

12/22/2025

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Raja Shehadeh, a lawyer and human rights activist, has lived in Ramallah, West Bank, since 1948.
He has documented life under Israeli occupation and earned acclaim for Palestinian Walks, which won the Orwell Prize.
He believes peace is possible but calls for rethinking narratives surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He emphasizes documenting the past to clarify the current legal situation and counter the mystification caused by colonization.

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Story summary

Raja Shehadeh, a lawyer and human rights activist, has lived in Ramallah, West Bank, since 1948.
He has documented life under Israeli occupation and earned acclaim for Palestinian Walks, which won the Orwell Prize.
He believes peace is possible but calls for rethinking narratives surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He emphasizes documenting the past to clarify the current legal situation and counter the mystification caused by colonization.