00:00For more than 25 years, she worked tirelessly for the establishment of a Palestinian state.
00:06Leila Shahid held prominent diplomatic posts in Europe and voiced her support for political means.
00:12We believe that there is no military solution. Within the PLO, we have renounced arms struggle.
00:17It is through diplomatic means that a political solution will be found, based on the recognition of two states.
00:22Two, madam, not one. Not just Israel, but Palestine, too.
00:25Not only Israel, but also Palestine.
00:55Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark, UNESCO, and then in France.
00:59It was during this term that she visited Jerusalem for the first time in her life,
01:03during an official visit by French President Jacques Chirac.
01:06Leila Shahid then chose Brussels and the European Union to push for support for the Palestinian cause.
01:13There has, of course, been progress. What is lacking is a sense of responsibility on the part of an international
01:19community that's ready to vote on resolutions, but has nothing to implement them, and which grants Israel total impunity.
01:27In 2015, the seasoned diplomat finally decided to retire.
01:31After the attacks of October 7th and Israel's massive response, she expressed her anger and disappointment.
01:38According to initial reports, Leila Shahid had been ill for several years and took her own life at her home
01:43in France.
01:44The woman who dedicated her life to Palestine never saw the two-state solution.
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