Palestinian lawyer Noura Erekat at the offices of L'Orient-Le Jour, Aug. 6, 2025. (Credit: Van Meguerditchian/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Several Western countries have announced they will recognize the State of Palestine this September during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.Palestinian-American human rights lawyer Noura Erakat — author of "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine" (Stanford University Press, 2019) and co-editor of the electronic magazine Jadaliyya — speaks with L’Orient-Le Jour about the limits and flaws of international law in advancing Palestinian national liberation. She also discusses the opportunities it can offer Palestinians as Israel continues its policy of annihilation in the Gaza Strip. An interview you (may have) missed Raef Zreik: ‘Israel has succeeded in turning Gaza into a place beyond geography, morality and law.’ Some countries like France, the UK and Canada — all Israel’s allies — plan to...
Several Western countries have announced they will recognize the State of Palestine this September during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.Palestinian-American human rights lawyer Noura Erakat — author of "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine" (Stanford University Press, 2019) and co-editor of the electronic magazine Jadaliyya — speaks with L’Orient-Le Jour about the limits and flaws of international law in advancing Palestinian national liberation. She also discusses the opportunities it can offer Palestinians as Israel continues its policy of annihilation in the Gaza Strip. An interview you (may have) missed Raef Zreik: ‘Israel has succeeded in turning Gaza into a place beyond geography, morality and law.’ Some countries like France, the UK and Canada — all Israel’s...
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