she was also associate fellow at the royal institute for international affairs and her books include the bestselling memoir in search of fatima. welcome to the show. god let me start with you. i mean, you you were fought out of palestine in 1948, weren't you, and then witness the occupation of gaza and the west bank from a far in 1967. i wonder whether you could just recall how you felt at the time of the first interfad? well, i had, of course, i had... already uh become an activist following the 1967 war, because it was the first time i remember that i began to understand what israel was about, and it was ver to me. from that day on that what they were about was occupying the rest of palestine and that that's what they wanted. um, the first father was so hopeful, it was wonderful moment for all of us who had felt a kind of sense of despair as you know link through 70s in britain israel's becoming more and more accepted and it was becoming more and more quote normalized and you know so we we started to feel a bit hopeless that. you now and then comes the first and father and you thin

british palestinian medical charity in 1972. too, she was also associate fellow at the royal institute for international affairs and her books include the bestselling memoire in search of fatima. welcome to the show. let me start with you. i mean, you were forced out of palestine in 1948, went you, and then was the occupation of god and bank from far in 1967. i wonder whether you could just recall how you felt at the time of the first interfada? well, i had, of course, i had already become an activist follow. the 1967 war, because it was the first time i remember that began to understand what israel was about, and it was very clear to me from that day on that they were about was occupying the rest of palest. and that's what they wanted and the first father was so full, it was wonderful moment for all of us who had felt a kind of sense of despair as you living through the 70s in britain israel's becoming more and more accepted and it was becoming more and more quote normalized and you know so we we sortted for it hopeless that and then comes the first into father and you think... but of course we didn't was firs

for from her home during the nakbar. she later trained as a medical doctor and established the first british palestinian medical charity in 1972. she was also an fellow at the royal institute international affairs and her books include the best selling memoire in search of fatima. welcome to the show, let me start with you, you were forced out of the palestine in 1948 were you, and there is the occupation of and the west bank from a far in 1967. i wonder whether you could just recall how you felt at the time the first infarder, well i of course i had already... uh become an activist following the 1967 war, because it was the first time i remember that i began to understand what israel was about, and it was very clear to me from that day on. that what they were about keeping rest of palestine and that that's what they wanted and first and the father was so hopeful, it was wonderful moment for all of us who had felt a kind of sense of despair as you living through the 70s in israel was becoming more and more accepted and it was becoming more and more normalized and you know so we we started to feel a bitless that you know and then comes the first. you think we didn't was first then comes in fathe