We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I

In this searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh explores the complexities of his relationship with his father, Aziz Shehadeh, a lawyer, activist, and political detainee who resisted under British, Jordanian, and Israeli rule.

As a young man, Raja failed to recognize his father's courage, while Aziz did not appreciate Raja's own efforts for Palestinian rights; Aziz's murder in 1985 changed Raja irrevocably.

Drawing on correspondence, diaries, and historical documents, the book portrays both a father-son bond and the broader fight against oppression.