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Raja Shehadeh

“It was the old colonial policy of divide and rule. This was his conclusion. He believed that it all began with the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and that since then the British had been encouraging hatred and enmity between the two sides. He wrote that ever since the Jews were granted the Balfour Declaration the colonizer has been active in fostering the spirit of enmity and hatred between Jews and Arabs and in creating obstacles in the way of any resolution whether by war or peace. Woe unto whoever is inspired to work on any of the complicated issues. If he should dare to exhibit any initiative he is considered a dangerous suspect and his name is added to the list of enemies. The colonizer then presses the button which signals his barking dogs to attack the man and destroy him.”

Raja Shehadeh, We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir
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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh
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