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Palestine is proud of you'\u003c\/b\u003e - Suad Amiry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, ‘the power of culture over the culture of power’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not a Border \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world’s most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. 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