Mohammed El-Kurd's new book, 'Perfect Victims', critiques Zionism and the media's portrayal of Palestinians. The writing confronts the expectation for Palestinians to mitigate the feelings of their oppressors amid the ongoing violence. El-Kurd’s personal narrative underscores the harsh realities of displacement, having experienced settlers taking his family home at a young age. His activism, amplified by his family's story and viral moments online, emphasizes a movement that transcends individual experiences, particularly evident during the Unity Intifada, which unites various segments of Palestinian society against systematic oppression.
Perfect Victims is a polemic asserting the Palestinian right to self-defense. It's also a repudiation of the media's racist insistence that Palestinians must, above all else, consider the feelings of those carrying out their annihilation.
At just 27, El-Kurd has already lived much of his life in the public eye, long before the release of his widely acclaimed new book.
In 2009, when El-Kurd was just 11 years old, settlers squatted in part of his family's East Jerusalem home. The shocking situation attracted international attention, propelling El-Kurd and his twin sister Muna into the limelight.
In 2022, the struggle for the El-Kurds' neighborhood, Sheikh Jarrah, became the catalyst for the Unity Intifada-a historic and peaceful alliance among the fragmented parts of all of Palestine.
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