Overview
- Her family confirmed she died on February 18 at her home in southern France, with officials investigating the cause of death.
- Shahid was the first woman to represent the PLO abroad, serving in Ireland and the Netherlands before postings as envoy to France (1993–2005) and to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg (2006–2014).
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas praised her as a model of diplomacy devoted to freedom, justice and peace, according to the WAFA news agency.
- Hala Abou-Hassira, Majed Bamya and Hussam Zumlot led tributes, calling her an iconic ambassador and a steadfast voice for Palestinian statehood.
- She was a key francophone advocate who engaged Israeli peace supporters, stood with Yasser Arafat in his final days in 2004, and long directed the French-language Review of Palestinian Studies.