Viva Palestina: The Story of the Palestinian Revolution in Latin America

In the 1960s and '70s, Palestine became a global cause, igniting liberation movements worldwide. Nowhere was this felt more keenly than in Latin America. But Palestinians were not passive recipients of a rhetorical solidarity telegraphed halfway around the world. For the Latin American left, this was an active connection forged much closer to home.

From the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua to the Allende government in Chile, diasporic Palestinians led revolutionary change across Latin America. Here, Jacob Norris and Layla Zaglul Ruiz tell the story of these student activists, guerrilla fighters, and revolutionary intellectuals who struggled for the liberation of both Palestine and their adopted countries in Latin America.

Through personal testimony, documentary evidence, and visual materials, Viva Palestina is a postcard from and tribute to an era enlivened by the spirit of Third World solidarity, and the ordinary and extraordinary revolutionaries who embodied it.