This book brings together testimonials from people of different nationalities and professions
who are 'pro-Palestinian' whether as scholars film-makers artists musicians activists or
NGO workers. Using what oral historians call the 'focused life history' renowned scholar
Rosemary Sayigh invites her contributors to describe the experiences events motives and
feelings that led them to support the Palestinian cause. The book is the first of its kind in
Palestiniography and includes voices from countries across the world. A chapter is dedicated to
each country and contributors are asked to reveal how they 'discovered' Palestine - given that
Palestine is rarely mentioned in school textbooks or university courses - whether by travel
friendship study membership in a political party or book group. They are also asked to detail
what specific forms their engagement has taken - ranging scholarly creative militant or
charitable - and what their hopes are for the international solidarity movement. Finally each
contributor reflects on if they feel a just and equitable solution can ever be achieved for
Palestinians and if they accept the label 'pro-Palestinian' or would rather define their
relationship to the Palestinians in some other way. With testimonies from both high profile and
grassroots activists the book is a rich and personal selection that reflects the diversity
dynamism and global nature of the movement for Palestine.
