Khalida Jarrar

Overview

Khalida Jarrar born Nablus, Palestine February 9, 1963. Palestinian human rights activist and lawyer; diplomat representative to European Community, getting International Criminal Court standing; arrested 2015 and convicted 15 months for inciting violence, Palestine Legislative Council 2016.

Quotations

“I am talking about all kinds of resistance that the international law allows, including military resistance. Because international law also allows this for a people under occupation. What is violent and what is non-violent? Is a stone violent or not?  Israel now wants to jail any Palestinian who throws a stone for 10 years. The violence comes from the occupation not the people who resist it. Let all Palestinians share in the popular resistance. It includes everything, stones, molotov cocktails, the boycotting Israel, organising yourself in cooperatives. People’s creativity is much richer than anything I will say to you. Our people on the ground will always find the tools to struggle if you give them the chance. Their creativity is greater than those of political leaders and their leaders.” (David Hearst interview, April 20, 2015 ME Eye; photo Middle East Eye)