Why Palestine?: Reflections From Singapore

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7 April launch *full house* Those who have ordered the Book + Launch Ticket, you can self-collect your book at the launch. The venue is Common Ground Civic Centre Auditorium @ 21 Bedok North Street 1 (5min walk from Bedok MRT)

• From 6.30pm onwards: explore booths by fellow partners in solidarity such as Singapore Youth for Peace, Meja Conteng and Big Fry Illustrations


• Launch programme starts at 7.40pm: Conversation with author Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, moderated by Ameera Aslam, as he shares on how, in writing the book, he navigated emotion and rigour—especially amidst catastrophic conflict, and reckoned with myriad views and questions on Palestine, to grapple with the longstanding issue with truth, hope and reason.

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Pre-order a copy (ships after 7 April)

If you’ve ever wondered why people keep talking about Palestine, or the point of keeping up with a long-drawn conflict in the Middle East and what difference you could possibly make, this book is for you. Political analyst and podcaster Walid Jumblatt Abdullah takes on questions that Singaporeans have often raised about Palestine, laying out answers that clarify and inform. 

Walid examines myths (“Could Gaza Have Been Singapore?”) and sheds light on the double standards of Western powers, to whom human rights seem to matter, except for where Palestine is concerned. Explaining how the Palestinians have been systematically dehumanised for decades, the book highlights how they continue to exist nevertheless, their very existence an act of resistance. 

Why Palestine? is an illuminating starting point for newcomers to the issue, and a passionate primer that seasoned activists will welcome for capturing the heart and hope of a long-disenfranchised people and those who support them.

Read the first pages →