Becoming Pro-Palestinian by Rosemary Sayigh

Author:Rosemary Sayigh [Sayigh, Rosemary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780755692118
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2024-02-22T03:00:00+00:00

Elisabetta Donini

Physicist, retired university professor, Italy

“Letter to a Palestinian Friend”

In remembrance of Salwa Salem,

to whom I hold deep gratitude

for the generous friendship with which she allowed

me to know the fascinating story of her life as

a Palestinian woman

Salwa Salem, Con il vento nei capelli. Vita di una donna palestinese a cura di Laura Maritano, Firenze, Giunti 1993.

Dear Ruba,

I do hope you accept the proposal I am about to make to you. Some weeks ago, I received an e-mail from Rosemary Sayigh, who invited me to contribute to a collection of testimonials from several persons she had invited to describe “how and why they became ‘pro Palestinian’ ”.

I was immediately attracted to accept the invitation: it would be an excellent opportunity for me to rethink – after more than thirty years – how important sharing initiatives with both Palestinian women and the few Israelis who opposed the Occupation became in my life. At first I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to express myself adequately in a language I don’t master. But suddenly I realized that Rosemary herself was suggesting an “easy” approach, i.e. “much like a letter to a friend”. Such a possibility would help me feel at ease, if I could find the “right” person to write to. It is to you, Ruba, that I turn. First I knew you as Salwa’s dear daughter, but over the years, our friendship has become independent of Salwa, and strong.

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