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2018 election: Manal Kortam, symbolically running for Palestinian’s rights
4-5-2018
Tripoli-born Palestinian woman from Lebanese mother and Palestinian father, Manal Kortam (40 years) has nominated herself for the mock Palestinian seat in the Lebanese Parliament to raise awareness among political factions about the rights of Palestinian refugees as noted in her electoral program. On the subject, Manal said the idea stemmed from the elections and that all candidates have programs that speak of social justice and democracy, and she found it important to implement social justice not only for Lebanese citizens but for all residents in the country, including Palestinian refugees. On her social media accounts as well as during her tours to refugee camps, Kortam explained the purpose behind launching her symbolic campaign through the hashtag #We Exist#. She also posed in posters that reflect slogans similar to those displayed by various Lebanese political parties, but with slight amendments, like for example, the slogan of the Kataeb (Phalange) Party ‘The pulse of the nation’ became ‘the pulse of the isolated people’. In conclusion, Kortam maintained that “somebody needed to say that there are people who have been in this country for nearly 70 years but have no place at all in politics,” and demanding that social and economic rights of Palestinians be observed. (An Nahar, May 4, 2018)
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