From theatre in a Bethlehem refugee camp to the Venice biennale, Palestinians are making art out of adversity – and doing it with grace, finds Ahdaf Soueif, organiser of the Palestine festival of literature Leaning against padded walls in a darkened room we eavesdrop on an argument: “the elite think they can get independence without resistance – by collaboration -” “What’s wrong with being normal? Normality as a form of resistance -” “What is normal?” “You know, s
















