Elysee announces Leïla Shahid has passed away - Speech Brief
19 February 2026 00:00 UTC · Elysee · Elysee Statement · Source · Email X Link

Elysee announces Leïla Shahid has passed away

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  • Leïla Shahid has died
  • Former Palestinian ambassador and EU representative

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  • Elysee announces Leïla Shahid has passed away.
  • She served as Palestine's ambassador to Ireland, the Netherlands, Denmark and France and later represented Palestine to the European Union; retired from diplomacy in 2015.
  • The President of the Republic and his wife pay tribute and offer condolences to her family and to people in Palestine, Lebanon and Europe.
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Diplomate, voix de la Palestine en France et en Europe, avocate infatigable des aspirations universelles de son peuple, Leïla Shahid s’est éteinte. Toute sa vie s’est confondue avec l’histoire contemporaine du peuple palestinien, dont elle épousa les espoirs comme les blessures. Née au Liban en 1949, elle connut d’abord la Palestine par les récits d’exil de sa mère, militante du mouvement national palestinien et part...

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