Pro-Palestine politician wins Ireland’s presidential election
Left-wing independent candidate Catherine Connolly has won Ireland’s presidential election with a landslide, securing 63 percent of the vote to defeat her centre-right rival.
Her campaign was especially popular among young people, who approved of her strong pro-Palestine stance and her commitment to social justice, among other issues.
Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homeland
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The night Basim Khandakji’s novel won the 2024 “Arabic Booker Prize”, Israeli prison guards stormed his cell, assaulted him, bound his hands and feet, and threatened him.
The 42-year-old was then placed in Ofer Prison’s solitary confinement for 12 days.
It was retaliation, he believes, for embarrassing the Israeli prison system, managing to publish a book under the noses of guards, drawing attention to himself and the conditions he faced.
Now he is out of Israeli prison after serving 21 years of three life sentences. “I still feel like I’m dreaming, and I’m terrified I might wake up and find myself back in a cell,” Khandakji said.
