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Indeed, to Palestinians elsewhere, Gaza became known as 'the exporter of oranges and short stories'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis anthology brings together some of the pioneers of the Gazan short story from that era, as well as younger exponents of the form, with ten stories that offer glimpses of life in the Strip that go beyond the global media headlines; stories of anxiety, oppression, and violence, but also of resilience and hope, of what it means to be a Palestinian, and how that identity is continually being reforged; stories of ordinary characters struggling to live with dignity in what many have called 'the largest prison in the world'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslated from the Arabic by Tom Aplin, Charis Bredin, Emily Danby, Alexa Firat, Alice Guthrie, Katharine Halls, Sarah Irving, Elisabeth Jaquette, John Peate, Adam Talib, and Max Weiss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A welcome reminder of the universality of human relations.' --The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tales that reflect that depth and the variety and universality of the Gazan experience.' --The Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a collection that contains within its pages a more subtle thread than what we that is, those of us who do not know the feel of Gazan soil beneath our feet are used to, which is something altogether less subtle and more like a bold attack on our senses from time to time.' --Lacuna Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtef Abu Saif was born in Jabaia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in 1973. 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He is a regular contributor to several Palestinian and Arabic newspapers and journals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atef Abu Saif","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42347079401672,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/products\/gaza.jpg?v=1664453640"},{"product_id":"vanished-the-mysterious-disappearance-of-mustafa-ouda","title":"Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat does it take to discover the truth? Betrayal? Deception? Risking one's own life? Omar Ouda did it all. Vanished is a fictional story set against the political unrest in Palestine, following a young boy trying to find his father. The deeper he delves into his father's mysterious disappearance, the more he finds himself forced to make terrible choices, testing his loyalty to his country and his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is also about friendship born out of difficult circumstances, presented here through the character of Ahmed who risks his life to help his friend in the quest to find his father. Omar's journey is fictional; however, it describes real life in Palestine's Gaza strip between 1981 and 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanished is a fast-paced and compelling account of a young Palestinian boy in Gaza, Omar Ouda, grappling with the mysterious disappearance of his father and who throughout the course of the novel risks all to discover the truth. Set against a vivid backdrop of life in Gaza, it is an enthralling read that you will not want to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife in Gaza is captured carefully on every page as Omar continues his search for his father and is pushed along the way to make decisions that force him to choose between his family and his country. Lost, without a father and without a homeland, Omar desperately seeks comfort in the face of the unknown, knowing that neither his home nor his land is secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet amidst the political upheaval that characterises Palestine’s Gaza Strip, the fictional story is bound by historical events that have shaped Palestinian reality. The first and second intifada, the Oslo Accords and, later, Mubarak’s downfall in Egypt’s January 25th Revolution are all backdrops to the story within the novel, creating a tangible experience that the reader can relate to and understand without pushing it too far towards any form of political narrative. Here, Masoud manages to tread a fine line, allowing the reader to experience the clash of politics but steering the story away from dry political morals and instead focusing on the essence of what it means to be a Palestinian in Gaza; the struggle of simply trying to live amidst such turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanished is written in the form of a father’s letter to his son, alternating between narrating the story to his child, and being the child at the same time. In this, a parallel between the present and the past is captured in an eerie reflection of events that seem destined to be repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe childlike narrative at the beginning of the novel provides a stark contrast to the dark events occurring throughout, as the protagonist in the story faces a lot more than he bargained for when he begins his search for his father. As Omar is forced to mature before his time, the tale continues to turn darker yet maintains the child-like narrative, a poignant reminder that war knows no age and shows no mercy, even to children. Forced into a choice between empathy and morality, the reader is led into unchartered waters, torn between their sympathy for the boy and the knowledge of inevitable consequences that must follow his actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the difficulties facing Palestinians do not end with childhood, not even when they leave the country, and are aptly captured in the novel when border officials treat Omar with contempt, throwing seemingly pointless rules at him created to make life difficult: “Good boy. Did we really have to do this to remind you that you are Palestinian? We are doing this for your own good, so you don’t forget who you are and where you come from.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the crux of those words echoing a sentiment that resonates beyond fiction, Vanished is a gripping tale that will hook you from the first chapter right to the end and take you along for an emotional roller-coaster ride, for no matter how much you think you can envision life in Palestine, this book shows you that you really can’t.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ahmad Masoud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42495908020424,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/products\/vanished.jpg?v=1671877660"},{"product_id":"light-in-gaza-writings-born-of-fire","title":"Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImagining the future of Gaza beyond the cruelties of occupation and Apartheid,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight in Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a powerful contribution to understanding Palestinian experience.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGaza, home to two million people, continues to face suffocating conditions imposed by Israel. This distinctive anthology imagines what the future of Gaza could be, while reaffirming the critical role of Gaza in Palestinian identity, history, and struggle for liberation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight in Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a seminal, moving and wide-ranging anthology of Palestinian writers and artists. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing struggle. As political discourse shifts toward futurism as a means of reimagining a better way of living, beyond the violence and limitations of colonialism, Light in Gaza is an urgent and powerful intervention into an important political moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLight in Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a strong, honest presentation of today’s Gazans, a necessary read that provides a good understanding of the humanity of the Palestinians in Gaza.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePalestine Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is rich in insights from Gazans living under Israel’s brutal siege as well as those living abroad. The editors and authors are determined to start a conversation about Gaza and to break “the intellectual blockade” imposed on it. From Jehad Abusalim’s introduction to the last word, these compelling works move from personal reflections to political and economic analysis. They capture the reader and pull them through a journey that is as uplifting as it is heartbreaking that it should have to be lived at all.  It will not leave you unmoved and will reinforce your determination to strive for Palestinian freedom.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Nadia Hijab, co-founder and honorary president, Al-Shabaka: the Palestinian Policy Network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Because of Israel's blockade, I've only been able to go to Gaza once. Everyone I spoke to there could tell me about the unimaginable hardship and trauma they'd experienced. But what stayed with me most was something I hadn't expected: The unquenchable optimism and humor of Palestinians there. Reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Light in Gaza \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea decade after my visit brought that feeling flooding back. This brilliant, funny, inspiring collection of stories and essays by writers in Gaza was exactly what I needed to reinvigorate my hope and determination to work for a future that uplifts us all.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Ali Abunimah\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A must read for anyone interested in learning about Gaza, from the Palestinians of Gaza themselves. Powerful and engaging.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e —Laila Elhaddad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gaza is often referred to as an 'open-air prison,' because it is so hard for messages, images or bodies to get out, or for resources to get in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLight in Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e breaks through the prison walls and gives us a unique opportunity to hear and learn from those living under Israeli occupation in Gaza. Their voices are filled with pain, loss, frustration, anger, but most of all, hope. This powerful and beautifully crafted collection is one that readers must engage with heads and hearts wide open.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Barbara Ransby, historian, author, activist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An emotionally and intellectually sophisticated collection that is deep, processed and enlightening.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Sarah Schulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book that embodies the central paradox all Gaza-watchers are aware of: while Israel - aided by Egypt and tolerated by the international system - constantly sharpens tools to control and brutalize Gaza, Gaza insists on its agency, its dignity and its imagination. Read these writings - literally “born of fire” for the wealth and variety of their ideas and for their grounding of the aspirations and dreams of Palestinian Gazans. \" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Ahdaf Soueif\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLight In Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is essential reading, not least because it reflects the voice of a people who are routinely and egregiously robbed of their basic humanity. It also represents a profound challenge to anyone who reads it. One author asks, \"Can a story or a poem change the mind? Can a book make a difference?\" The answer, as ever, is up to us all.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Rabbi Brant Rosen, Founding Rabbi of congregation Tzedek Chicago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As Mahmud Darwish wrote as early as 1973, \"we do injustice to Gaza when we turn it into a myth\". This is why \"Light in Gaza\", through its insightful collection of essays and poems, offers such a unique picture of the Palestinian experience in a territory cut off from the world for a decade and a half.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGaza: A History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The poignant first-person essays in this wide-ranging anthology have the greatest and rarest of virtues: they are portraits--brave, tender, resilient--of life in Gaza by the people who actually live it.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Nathan Thrall, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Only Language They Understand\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Light in Gaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents the images and voices of a wide range of people from the Gaza Strip who tell us about things rarely reported in the Western media – the Edward Said Public Library, the Parkour team, new architectural technologies to repair damaged homes, manufacturing airless tires to subvert Israel’s ban on import of pneumatic tires, and of course, poetry. These signs of inspiring vitality and creativity under the worst possible conditions show us that a better future for Gaza is possible. We should amplify these images and voices and insist as forcefully as we can that the people of the Gaza Strip deserve to live with dignity, justice and equal rights.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJoel Beinin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jehad Abusalim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42495908643016,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/products\/lightingaza.jpg?v=1671878407"},{"product_id":"gaza-blues-different-stories","title":"Gaza Blues: Different Stories","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo writers, Israeli Etgar Keret and Palestinian Samir el-Youssef have engaged in a challenging and provocative artistic collaboration, producing a book of short stories and a novella exploring different aspects of a fraught and complex situation. Their bleak, hip, urban tales reflect the dreams and nightmares of living in contemporary Israel and during the first Intifada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtgar Keret, born in Tel-Aviv in 1967 is a popular author amongst Israeli youth who see him as expressing their world. He lectures at the Tel Aviv University Film School. His film Skin Deep won an Israeli Oscar. This is the first time he has been published by a UK publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSamir El-Youssef was born in Lebanon in 1965 now living in London. He is an essayist, short story writer, and reviewer. He is a regular contributor to major Arab periodicals and to London-based Arabic news services. 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Neither a democratic political party nor a terrorist group, Hamas is a multifaceted liberation organization, one rooted in the nationalist claims of the Palestinian people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHamas Contained\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers the first history of the group on its own terms. Drawing on interviews with organization leaders, as well as publications from the group, Tareq Baconi maps Hamas's thirty-year transition from fringe military resistance towards governance. 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This dynamic has perpetuated a deadlock characterized by its brutality—and one that has made permissible the collective punishment of millions of Palestinian civilians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTareq Baconi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute and a Visiting Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He received his PhD from Kings College London. 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Their experiences, especially during and following Israel’s 2008-2009 offensive known as “Operation Cast Lead”, have fundamentally impacted their lives and their writing. Indeed, many of these writers saw the war as a catalyst for their writing, as they sought an outlet and a voice in its aftermath. They view the book as a means of preserving Palestinian memories and presenting their own narratives to the world without filters. 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It is in Gaza that the 1967 Israeli occupation was repeatedly challenged, until the outbreak of the 1987 intifada. And it is in Gaza, in 2007, that the dream of Palestinian statehood appeared to have been shattered by the split between Fatah and Hamas. The endurance of Gaza and the Palestinians make the publication of this history both timely and significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"medium mt-5\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This history ranks as a masterpiece in the literature of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It tells the facts, explains both sides of the coin and leaves readers to draw their conclusions. … An excellent but sobering book.’ — Michael Sheridan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Jean-Pierre Filiu’s authoritative and well-sourced history of Gaza from earliest times to the end of 2011 fills a serious gap. Even those who know Gaza well will find much in this book to enlighten them.’ —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A magnificent piece of historical writing: clear in its exposition, careful in its use of a treasure-trove of new sources and judicious in its analysis of competing political claims to this small and troubled strip of land. It is difficult to see how it will ever be rivalled in terms of scope, intensity and sympathetic understanding.’ — Roger Owen, Emeritus Professor of Middle East History, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Jean-Pierre Filiu tells the story of Gaza’s modern political history in impressive detail.’ — David Shulman, \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Superbly researched and well written, Filiu’s work is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand contemporary affairs in the Middle East and the relationship between the state of Israel and the Palestinian people.’ — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘[W]hile the Gaza Strip has always been a crucible for change, there have been few books on the subject; Jean-Pierre Filiu’s \u003cem\u003eGaza: A History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efills a gap in the literature. … I have spent the last 30 years researching the Arab-Israeli conflict and I thought that I knew everything worth knowing about the region and the conflict, but it was a pleasant surprise to learn some new things from Filiu’s book. \u003cem\u003eGaza: A History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e… is an important study which I strongly recommend.’ — Ahron Bregman, \u003cem\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In this thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and deftly written historical account of the Gaza Strip beginning with the Hyksos from 18th century BCE and extending to the present, Filiu … has arguably written the best book on Gaza’s history. He shows the historical intricacies between political and military developments and how such processes have shaped the Arab-Israeli conflict. … A must read for students and scholars of the modern Middle East, and anyone who wants to understand Palestinian history.’ — \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Based on interviews and hard to find documents, Filiu’s book is a remarkable work of scholarship that will long stand as the standard history of Gaza. In a subject area strewn with polemic, the author is objective and level-headed.’ — John Calvert, Professor of History, Creighton University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In this book Jean-Pierre Filiu provides, for the first time and based on unpublished sources, a comprehensive and valuable report on Hamas and PLO Gaza Strip institution-building and the armed struggle against Israeli occupation.’ — Professor Menachem Klein, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLives in Common: Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Hebron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shift\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Anyone familiar with Jean-Pierre Filiu’s scholarship knows well his talent for taking complex historical processes and bringing their relevance for the present day to the front burner. Never have such skills been more needed than in addressing the still poorly understood history of Gaza. And Filiu succeeds admirably. Providing a wonderful synopsis of a century’s worth of history, his discussion of the more direct roots of the present violent dynamics, beginning with the “crushed generation” of the Six Day War and continuing through the travails of Gaza’s burgeoning hiphop scene, demonstrates just how historically and culturally rich remains this much abused land. A clear must-read for all those seeking to think outside the existing outdated prisms for studying  history, and the future of Gaza and Palestine\/israel writ large.’ — Mark Levine, Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Jean-Pierre Filiu is both a scholar of international reputation and a champion of the downtrodden. This book will make you wonder how there could be such a paucity of works on Gaza, despite its centrality to Palestinian history. It will also help the reader better appreciate the plight of Gaza’s population.’ — Gilbert Achcar, Professor of International Relations, SOAS, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A clear, well-translated understanding of the history of Gaza. … Filiu states the facts, but also reserves the right to say whose side he is on.’ —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChartist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Filiu’s book is the result of intensive research, including archival work, interviews, and consultations with many Palestinians and some Israelis. The author also culled many other sources, both published and unpublished. The final product is impressive and details the history of Gaza from ancient times, though with an emphasis on more recent and even current events. … [A] comprehensive history of Gaza.’ — David Sultan, former Israeli ambassador to Egypt,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsrael Journal of Foreign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In Filiu’s formidable history of Gaza, he demonstrates that the current Israeli strategy for Gaza resembles, in every detail, the Israeli strategy deployed in the 1950s, when Hamas was not in existence. One of Filiu’s great achievements is to turn the Palestinian population from being victims of Israeli aggression alone to being survivors and fighters for a different future.’ — Vijay Prashad,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCounterpunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The account manages to juggle “official” versions with a genuine feeling for the despair and desperation on the part of the Palestinian refugees, brutal honesty over the duplicity of Egypt and Jordan and the brutality of Zionist militias from kibbutzim on the newly-enforced boundary between Gaza and present-day Israel, including little-known atrocities such as Palestinian girls raped and murdered by Israeli soldiers and refugees dumped in the desert to die of thirst … \u003cem\u003eGaza: A History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a significant addition to the literature on Palestine, combining as it does in-depth scholarship and a wide range of sources, with a style which is approachable enough to suit the general reader.’ — Sarah Irving,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectronic Intifada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Pierre Filiu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42984902492360,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/gaza_second_edition.jpg?v=1759564508"},{"product_id":"the-drone-eats-with-me-diaries-from-a-city-under-fire","title":"The Drone Eats With Me: Diaries from a City Under Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiaries from a City Under Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword by Noam Chomsky. Illustrations by Janice Hickman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn 7 July 2014, Israel launched a major offensive against the Gaza Strip, lasting 51 days, killing 2145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injuring over 11,000, and demolishing 17,200 homes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe global outcry at this collective punishment of an already persecuted people was followed by widespread astonishment at the pro-Israeli bias of Western media coverage. The usual news machine rolled up, and the same distressing images and entrenched political rhetoric were broadcast, yet almost nothing was reported of the on-going lives of ordinary Gazans the real victims of the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the few voices to make it out was that of Atef Abu Saif, a writer and teacher from Jabalia Refugee Camp, whose eye-witness accounts (published in The Guardian, The New York Times, and elsewhere) offered a rare window into the conflict for Western readers. Here, Atef s complete diaries of the war allow us to witness the full extent of last summer s atrocities from the most humble of perspectives: that of a young father, fearing for his family s safety, trying to stay sane in an insanely one-sided war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Witnessed, lived, and recorded page by page. A searing account of living through the 2014 bombardment of Gaza. We who report it can never capture the true scale of individual and collective suffering. As a Gaza resident, Atef Abu Saif's diary provides an insight no outsider could ever have achieved.' --Jon Snow, Channel 4 News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Drone Eats with Me is a devastating contemporary war journal. This is what war is like in the 21st century the voice of a civilian in the onslaught of drone warfare, a voice we have never heard before.' --Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient and Divisadero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His cool, spare prose only highlights the extreme stress and horror of living under constant bombardment.' --The New Statesman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtef Abu Saif was born in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in 1973. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Birzeit and a Master s degree from the University of Bradford. Recently, he received his PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence. He is the author of four novels: Shadows in the Memory (1997), The Tale of the Harvest Night (1999), Snowball (2000), and The Salty Grape of Paradise (2003 \u0026amp; 2006). He has also published a collection of short stories entitled Everything is Normal and edited the short story anthology, The Book of Gaza for Comma Press (2014). Abu Saif is also the author of Civil Society and the State: Theoretical Perspectives with Particular Reference to Palestine, published in Amman in 2005. He is a regular contributor to several Palestinian and Arabic newspapers and journals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoam Chomsky (foreword) is a US political theorist and activist, and institute Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Besides his work in linguistics, Chomsky is internationally recognized as one of the most critically engaged public intellectuals alive today. Chomsky continues to be an unapologetic critic of both American foreign policy and its ambitions for geopolitical hegemony and the neoliberal turn of global capitalism, which he identifies in terms of class warfare waged from above against the needs and interests of the great majority. Chomsky is also an incisive critic of the ideological role of the mainstream corporate mass media, which, he maintains, \"manufactures consent\" toward the desirability of capitalism and the political powers supportive of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atef Abu Saif","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42984903278792,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/drone_1.jpg?v=1699112682"},{"product_id":"things-you-may-find-hidden-in-my-ear-poems-from-gaza","title":"Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this poetry debut Mosab Abu Toha writes about his life under siege in Gaza, first as a child, and then as a young father. A survivor of four brutal military attacks, he bears witness to a grinding cycle of destruction and assault, and yet, his poetry is inspired by a profound humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese poems emerge directly from the experience of growing up and living in constant lockdown, and often under direct attack. Like Gaza itself, they are filled with rubble and the ever-present menace of surveillance drones policing a people unwelcome in their own land, and they are also suffused with the smell of tea, roses in bloom, and the view of the sea at sunset. Children are born, families continue traditions, students attend university, and libraries rise from the ruins as Palestinians go on about their lives, creating beauty and finding new ways to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAccompanied by an in-depth interview (conducted by Ammiel Alcalay) in which Abu Toha discusses life in Gaza, his family origins, and how he came to poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThings You May Find Hidden in My Ear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Mosab Abu Toha is an astonishingly gifted young poet from Gaza, almost a seer with his eloquent lyrical vernacular … His poems break my heart and awaken it, at the same time. I feel I have been waiting for his work all my life.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Though forged in the bleak landscape of Gaza, he conjures a radiance that echoes Miłosz and Kabir. These poems are like flowers that grow out of bomb craters and Mosab Abu Toha is an astonishing talent to celebrate.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Karr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Mosab Abu Toha's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThings You May Find Hidden in My Ear\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earrives with such refreshing clarity and voice amidst a sea of immobilizing self-consciousness. It is no great feat to say a complicated thing in a complicated way, but here is a poet who says it plain: 'In Gaza, some of us cannot completely die.' Later, 'This is how we survived.' It’s remarkable. This is poetry of the highest order.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKaveh Akbar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the Palestine Book Award and the American Book Award \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Walcott Poetry Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Written from his native Gaza, Abu Toha’s accomplished debut contrasts scenes of political violence with natural beauty.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mosab Abu-Toha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42984923398344,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/things.jpg?v=1699113124"},{"product_id":"gaza-unsilenced","title":"Gaza Unsilenced","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring Israel's lengthy 2014 assault on Gaza, voices worldwide rose in stunned protest. Using numerous creative means, Palestinians and their allies bore witness to the Israeli attacks--and to the siege that has strangled Gaza ever since. Gaza Unsilenced foregrounds the words and images with which Gaza Palestinians recorded the pain, losses, and dislocations of the attacks, the continuing punishment of the siege, and their community's resilience and dignity. The book includes original contributions from the editors themselves along with essays, reportage, images, and poetry from Gaza and elsewhere. Contributors include: Ali Abunimah, Ramzi Baroud, Diana Buttu, Belal Dabour, Chris Hedges, Rashid Khalidi, and Eman Mohammed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e… an outstanding collection of short essays…\u003ccite class=\"x-cite\"\u003eJohn Mearsheimer, University of Chicago\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"x-cite\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIsrael takes the hammer to Gaza, but it cannot snuff out Palestinian voices. These continue to testify to the inhumanity of the Israeli occupation. There are also silences—the book ends with a list of the names of those killed in Israel’s 2014 bombing of Gaza, human beings who cannot tell us their stories. This book tries to fill that gap.\u003cbr\u003e–Vijay Prashad, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"x-cite\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eContributors include:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAli Abunimah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRamzi Baroud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana Buttu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJonathan Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelal Dabour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Falk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHatim Kanaaneh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRashid Khalidi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEman Mohammed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Refaat Alareer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42984949022920,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/unsil_1.jpg?v=1699113600"},{"product_id":"gaza-an-inquest-into-its-martyrdom","title":"Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gaza Strip is among the most densely populated places in the world. More than two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half are under eighteen years of age. Since 2004, Israel has launched eight devastating “operations” against Gaza’s largely defenseless population. Thousands have perished, and tens of thousands have been left homeless. In the meantime, Israel has subjected Gaza to a merciless illegal blockade.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat has befallen Gaza is a man-made humanitarian disaster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBased on scores of human rights reports, Norman G. Finkelstein's new book presents a meticulously researched inquest into Gaza’s martyrdom. He shows that although Israel has justified its assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions constituted flagrant violations of international law.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut Finkelstein also documents that the guardians of international law―from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to the UN Human Rights Council―ultimately failed Gaza. One of his most disturbing conclusions is that, after Judge Richard Goldstone's humiliating retraction of his UN report, human rights organizations succumbed to the Israeli juggernaut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinkelstein’s magnum opus is both a monument to Gaza’s martyrs and an act of resistance against the forgetfulness of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This is the voice I listen for, when I want to learn the deepest reality about Jews, Zionists, Israelis, and Palestinians. Norman Finkelstein is surely one of the forty honest humans the Scripture alludes to who can save 'Sodom' (our Earth) by pointing out, again and again, the sometimes soul-shriveling but unavoidable Truth. There is no one like him today, but in my bones I know this incredible warrior for Humanity and Justice is an archetype that has always been. And will always be. Small comfort in these dark times, perhaps, but a comfort I am deeply grateful for.\"--Alice Walker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"As a modern-day Sisyphus, rolling the heavy boulder up the hill of disinformation, Norman Finkelstein does not waver in his determination to take it to the crest. Although a non-lawyer, he masters the legal issues, the Geneva Conventions, ICJ advisory opinions, UN resolutions, and commission reports, weaving them into a compelling narrative, an articulate appeal for justice, a protest against the moral cop-out of the international community. Finkelstein refutes the Big Lie and many arcane little lies about Gaza and Palestine. A scholarly manual for every politician and every person concerned with human rights.\"--Alfred de Zayas, Professor of Law, Geneva School of Diplomacy, and UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Norman Finkelstein, probably the most serious scholar on the conflict in the Middle East, has written an excellent book on Israel's invasions of Gaza. Its comprehensive examination of both the facts and the law of these assaults provides the most authoritative account of this brutal history.\"--John Dugard, Emeritus Professor of Public International Law, Leiden University, and former Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 2001-2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"No scholar has done more to shed light on Israel's ruthless treatment of the Palestinians than Norman Finkelstein. In Gaza, he meticulously details Israel's massacres of the Palestinians in that tiny enclave during Operations Cast Lead and Protective Edge, while demolishing the myths Israel and its supporters have invented to disguise these shocking events.\"--John J. Mearsheimer, R. 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A landmark.\"--Sara Roy, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norman Finkelstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42985387000008,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/gazanorman.jpg?v=1699121970"},{"product_id":"the-51-day-war-ruin-and-resistance-in-gaza","title":"The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn July 8, 2014, Israel launched air strikes and a ground invasion of Gaza, that lasted 51 days, leaving over 2,000 people dead, the vast majority of whom were Gazan civilians. During the assault, at least 10,000 homes were destroyed and, according to the United Nations, nearly 300,000 Palestinians were displaced. Max Blumenthal was on the ground during what he argues was an entirely avoidable catastrophe. In this explosive work of reportage, Blumenthal reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war. Here, for the first time, Blumenthal unearths and presents shocking evidence of atrocities he gathered in the rubble of Gaza.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Max Blumenthal audaciously takes in-your-face, on-the-ground journalism into the realm of geopolitics.” – Juan Cole, author of The New Arabs and Engaging the Muslim World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Explosive, pull-no-punches reporting that is certain to stir controversy.” – Kirkus Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping eyewitness narrative of the latest pointless war in Gaza last year.” – Foreign Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This will be the definitive history of the Israeli war of 2014 against Gaza. Blumenthal has once again demonstrated his devotion to truth and justice.” – W. Patrick Lang, Former Defense Intelligence Agency head for Middle East \/ South Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Max Blumenthal’s latest book, The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza, tells a powerful story powerfully well.” – David Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Max Blumenthal has spent the last decade transforming himself into one of the most vital voices in journalism today, always speaking truth to power with fearlessness and integrity. As with his previous books, The 51 Day War is sure to be talked about for years to come.” – Reza Aslan, author of Zealot and No god but God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Max Blumenthal’s new book about this Israeli attack [is] so compelling, so necessary. Entitled The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza, it humanizes this event like nothing else I’ve read[…] The book is filled with very well-documented history, facts and statistics relevant to what the Israeli military calls Operation Protective Edge. And all of those are both interesting and important.” - Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The definitive account of the 2014 Israeli war on Gaza. Max combines the very best of humanistic, on the-the-ground journalism with detailed documentation backing up every point he makes.” - Asa Winstanley, Middle East Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To really understand what happened, read Max Blumenthal's The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza. His concision and clarity are established in the introduction” —Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Daily Beast, Nation, Guardian, Independent Film Channel, Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. His new book, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel, is in stores now. His 2009 book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Max Blumenthal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42985411838152,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/51_1.jpg?v=1699123170"},{"product_id":"the-gaza-kitchen-a-palestinian-culinary-journey","title":"The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot just a superb cookbook, a collection of vital recipes from a delicious yet often overlooked cuisine, but an argument for understanding. A classic of world food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite class=\"x-cite\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthony Bourdain\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely update of a much-loved, award-winning cookbook shares with readers the little-known but distinctive cuisine of the Gaza region of Palestine, presenting 130 recipes collected by the authors in Gaza. This edition includes new stories, recipes, and photos gathered during a late-2019 visit to Gaza by co-author Laila El-Haddad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCooks will find here great, kitchen-tested recipes for spicy stews, piquant dips, fragrantly flavored fish dishes, and honey-drenched desserts. 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Taken together, the collection affords us a local perspective on a global story, and it does so thanks to a cast of (predominantly female) characters whose vantage point is rooted, firmly, in that most cherished of things, the home. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslated from the Arabic by Perween Richards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Nayrouz's tender, moving and confrontational writing is a reminder that it's important to not just know but to feel.' --gal-dem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Qarmout's writing imparts what is missing in our learning about Palestine and Palestinians: the humanity that is so easily dismissed in favour of information that does more to alienate than foster a connection.' --Middle East Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These stories are vibrant and accessible, and their strengths lie in their simplicity.' --The Mancunion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNayrouz Qarmout is a journalist, author and women's rights campaigner. 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And do TV reports actually reflect ordinary life inside the world's largest open-air prison?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeet Me in Gaza reveals the pleasures and pains, hopes and frustrations of Gazans going about their daily lives, witnessed and recounted by award-winning writer Louisa Waugh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterspersed with fascinating historical, cultural and geographical detail, this is an evocative portrait of a Mediterranean country and its people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Louisa Waugh has written a book that celebrates Gaza, its joys, its iron will to survive in the face of adversary and the humour that sustains its people. Louisa s book penetrates the surface, the dismal images that we have become all too familiar with from news coverage of the Strip, to reveal the more human face of the place, that few have been able to experience let alone describe. Unlike any other book about Gaza, this will please, educate and inspire rather than depress. It is vividly written and is infused with a love of life that the author has exhibited in all her previous writing.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRaja Shehadeh, author of 'Palestinian Walks'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving and fascinating insight into life in Gaza ... Because Waugh stays so long I've begun to feel I know what life is like there, the weariness and terror, the unexpected pleasures, and the many, many invitations to dinner.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEsther Freud, author of 'Lucky Break' and 'Hideous Kinky'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this powerful and deeply heartfelt book, Louisa Waugh has succeeded in showing us the true face of Gaza. We encounter Palestinians in their living rooms, at work, in cafés, and at parties and weddings. In bringing Gaza to life, she has highlighted the commonalities between us. I urge everyone to read this.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIzzeldin Abuelaish, author of 'I Shall Not Hate'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The power and value of this brave account lies ... in her description of the people of Gaza and the lives they live. [Waugh] quotes the Gazan poet Soumaya Susi, who explained that to live in Gaza, you must create your own secret world. This is Waugh's secret world, inhabited by people living under two occupations: Hamas and Israel, but who still find pride in their history and pleasure in their communities and on the beach.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnthony Sattin, Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Combining history, political reportage and personal stories, this book does not shirk from the grim physical and mental conditions in Gaza. However, in its portrait of the spirit, dignity and resourcefulness of these beleaguered people, Meet Me In Gaza is a valuable corrective to the Western media view of a territory capable only of suffering. Waugh finds laughter, rage, resistance and beauty in Gaza and even, despite all the odds, hope. Her honest and big-hearted celebration of the Gazan people deserves the warmest welcome.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNew Internationalist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting, revealing and poignant account.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMariella Frostrup, BBC4 Open Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meet Me in Gaza is a vivid, humane and important book. Please read it.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Life in Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not many of us would have the courage to lay ourselves on the line and go and live in the Gaza strip. I'd rather somebody else did it for me, to show my solidarity with the beleaguered Palestinians; and, of just about anybody I can think of, I d like it to be Louisa Waugh. In Meet Me In Gaza she shows her extraordinary credentials for this courageous undertaking: a deep wellspring of human warmth, a tenacious ability to find the tiny spark of joy in the most dismal surroundings, to seek out beauty amongst ugliness, an incontrovertible honesty, and then the eloquence to tell us the story and make us understand. She is not drawn in to easy sentimentality, nor to knee-jerk reactions. She treads a steady line of reason through all the absurdities and horrors she encounters, and comes up with a tender portrait of beleaguered humanity. This is what we do: we adapt, manage, carry on, even in the most appalling circumstances; but when it is told this well, the story cannot be told too often.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChris Stewart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An admirable book...\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is at long last welcome to find a book that is gentle and subtle in its rendering of the life faced by most Gazans...Waugh is able to sift nuggets of humanity from the most depressing of circumstances, making this ultimately an uplifting book. … Poignant, eloquent and perceptive.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDavid Pratt, Sunday Herald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The characters and moments [Waugh] brings to life are both deeply moving and deeply disturbing. Whilst she does not make victims out of the people she meets, the reader is still able to feel empathy, respect and ultimately a desire to meet them at one of their parties, eat their delicious food and chat to them about their families, home, work, and their life under Israeli occupation.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMiddle East Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent ... It is not just the anecdotes that Waugh recounts, or her undoubted skill in selecting them, which make this book such a terrific read. It is also her wonderful way with words, even on the grimmest of subjects. ... The beautiful normality of people shines from each page ordinary, quirky people forced to live in the most brutal of situations, coping one day after another. Waugh's book is a worthy tribute to them.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElectronic Intifada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author kept a journal ... that takes the reader under the surface of the contemporary Gaza Strip. She also weaves Gaza's rich but largely overlooked history through the text. It is the work of a gifted writer who observes sensitively, but not uncritically, the Gazans she meets and befriends. The book is, therefore, a welcome addition to the few existing titles on the Gaza shelf.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGerald Butt, The Middle East in London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLouisa Waugh\u003c\/span\u003e lived and worked in the Gaza Strip from December 2007 to April 2009. Her other works include Hearing Birds Fly: A Nomadic Year in Mongolia, which won the 2004 inaugural Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and Selling Olga: Stories of Human Trafficking and Resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Louisa Waugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43046192840904,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/gaza_1.jpg?v=1701534615"},{"product_id":"i-shall-not-hate-a-gaza-doctors-journey-on-the-road-to-peace-and-human-dignity","title":"I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Shall Not Hate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a Palestinian doctor's inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is an extraordinary story of a Palestinian doctor who, despite witnessing the death of three of his daughters in the Israeli incursion into Gaza in January 2009, continued his medical and humanitarian work aimed at bringing the people of the region together in peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA London University- and Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and 'who has devoted his life to medicine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians' (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), Abuelaish is an infertility specialist who lives in Gaza but works in Israel. On the strip of land he calls home (where 1.5 million Gazan refugees are crammed into a few square miles) the Gaza doctor has been crossing the lines in the sand that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of his life - as a physician who treats patients on both sides of the line, as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East. And, most recently, as the father whose three daughters were killed by Israeli shells on 16 January 2009, during Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip. It was his response to this tragedy that made news and won him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge or sinking into hatred, Izzeldin Abuelaish called for the people in the region to start talking to each other. His deepest hope is that his daughters will be 'the last sacrifice on the road to peace between Palestinians and Israelis'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSearch for Common Ground Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMiddle East Institute Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinalist, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStavros Niarchos Prize for Survivorship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNobel Peace Prize nominee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e'This story is a necessary lesson against hatred and revenge.' ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In this book, Doctor Abuelaish has expressed a remarkable commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation that describes the foundation for a permanent peace in the Holy Land.' ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePresident Jimmy Carter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable study of compassion, and of daily life in the Gaza Strip' ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf there is to be peace in the Middle East, it will come through men and women of his giant moral stature and epic capacity for forgiveness. I urge everybody to read this wonderful book.' ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeter Oborne, Daily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Izzeldin Abuelaish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43046196805832,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/shall_not.jpg?v=1701535136"},{"product_id":"decolonizing-palestine-hamas-between-the-anticolonial-and-the-postcolonial","title":"Decolonizing Palestine: Hamas between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Somdeep Sen rejects the notion that liberation from colonialization exists as a singular moment in history when the colonizer is ousted by the colonized. Instead, he considers the case of the Palestinian struggle for liberation from its settler colonial condition as a complex psychological and empirical mix of the colonial and the postcolonial. Specifically, he examines the two seemingly contradictory, yet coexistent, anticolonial and postcolonial modes of politics adopted by Hamas following the organization's unexpected victory in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council election.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite the expectations of experts, Hamas has persisted as both an armed resistance to Israeli settler colonial rule and as a governing body. Based on ethnographic material collected in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Israel, and Egypt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e argues that the puzzle Hamas presents is not rooted in predicting the timing or process of its abandonment of either role. The challenge instead lies in explaining how and why it maintains both, and what this implies for the study of liberation movements and postcolonial studies more generally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSen's work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDecolonizing Pelestine - Hamas Between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful and well-argued presentation on Hamas' actions in Gaza. At the same time, he very thoughtfully extends his arguments as being part of the global system of settler-colonialism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Palestine Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most refreshing aspect of Sen's book is that it adopts as its starting point the premise that Hamas is a movement fighting against Zionist settler colonialism and in so doing, against efforts, prevalent in the literature on the movement, to view Hamas as somehow exceptional or external to the Palestinian cause. By complicating the linear view of liberation, Sen does us the service of illustrating, using Hamas as a case study, that liberation is messy, iterative, and unpredictable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Middle East Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brilliant ethnography inquiring about the anticolonial violence and postcolonial statecraft in Palestine from the prism of the experience of Israel's settler colonialism in Gaza. [T]he volume provides a significant theoretical contribution to postcolonial studies by offering interesting insights into the ways in which a transnational discussion on the struggle for liberation can be framed, potentially connecting anticolonial and postcolonial experiences of people around the world fighting for their liberation in a meaningful process of exchange, solidarity and mutual learning. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe International Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tension between the forging of governmental authority by a nationalist bourgeoisie and a continuing anticolonial campaign, a liberationist struggle that spills over the bounds of nationalism, is at the heart of Somdeep Sen's thoughtful and generous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe AAG Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book offers a unique analysis of what is for many a puzzling area of Middle East politics:Hamas and its apparent, persistent motivations for violent conflict. Sen spent three years researching and listening in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and the region, and this effort is reflected in the very high quality of the work. Sen has given us a remarkably clear theoretical basis for understanding the contradictions of Hamas as both a resistance force and a nascent agent of governance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMiddle East Policy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as a corrective to accounts that imagine Hamas or Gaza as the main stumbling block in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict resolution attempts.Sen creates space to think about internal Palestinian politics independently, as well as in a global context that extends beyond Israel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on original ethnographic material, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDecolonizing Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes a path-breaking contribution to postcolonial studies as well as studies of Palestinian politics, arguing that the moment of anticolonial liberation is not a rupture, but rather, the anticolonial and the postcolonial coexist in an ongoing struggle for recognition, justice and sovereignty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e― Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick, author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEmbodying Geopolitics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomdeep Sen\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor at Roskilde University. He is co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Follow him on Twitter @ssen03.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Somdeep Sen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43069168812232,"sku":"","price":160.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/som_sem.jpg?v=1702555320"},{"product_id":"the-words-of-my-father-love-and-pain-in-palestine","title":"The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Palestinian-American writer recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Captivating.\"--Robin Wright, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYousef Bashir’s story begins in Gaza, on a verdant ten-acre farm beside an Israeli settlement and military base. When the soccer-mad Yousef was eleven, the Second Intifada exploded. First came the shooting, then the occupation. Ordered to leave their family home, Yousef’s father refused, even when the Israeli soldiers moved in, seizing the top two floors. For five long years, three generations of the Bashir family were virtual prisoners in their own home. Despite this, Yousef’s father—a respected Palestinian schoolteacher whose belief in coexisting peacefully with his Israeli neighbors was unshakeable—treated the soldiers as honored guests. His commitment to peace was absolute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough Yousef’s family attracted international media attention, and received letters of support from around the world, Yousef witnessed the destruction of his home, his neighborhood, and the happy life he had known with growing frustration and confusion. For the first time he wondered if his father’s belief in peace was justified and whether he was strong enough—or even wanted—to follow his example. At fifteen, that doubt was tested. Standing in his front yard with his father and three United Nations observers, he was shot in the spine by an Israeli soldier, leaving him in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the waist down, for a year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile an Israeli soldier shot him, it was Israeli doctors who saved Yousef and helped him eventually learn to walk again. In the wake of that experience, Yousef was forced to reckon with the words of his father. And like the generous, empathetic man who raised him, he too became an outspoken activist for peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmid the tragedy of the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Words of My Father\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a powerful tale of moral awakening and a fraught, ferocious, and profound relationship between a son and his father. Bashir's story and the ideals of peace and empathy it upholds are a soothing balm for these dangerous and troubled times, and a reminder that love and compassion are a gift—and a choice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“At one of the darkest times in the elusive effort to end the conflict in the Middle East…. [comes a] remarkable new memoir.... full of youthful exuberance, unlikely adventures, and raw discovery … captivating.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRobin Wright, The New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A work of profound spiritual beauty, one of the great memoirs to emerge from this terrible conflict.... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Words of My Father\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers all of us hope that this seemingly intractable conflict can find a solution that is just to both sides.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYossi Klein Halevi, author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestseller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To experience love and humanity on many levels, read this story. Beautifully told by a young man whose voice deserves to be heard ― even if the world is not yet ready to listen.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDiana Darke, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In a year that has seen a relentless focus on life and death in the Gaza Strip, Yousef Bashir’s memoir is a moving reminder of the normality of Palestinian aspirations in what has been an abnormal situation for far too long. This book is a remarkable testimony to overcoming hatred and fear.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIan Black, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEnemies and Neighbours: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Words of my Father\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a book about loss—the loss of land and dignity for Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, the increasing loss of humanity among many of the occupiers, and the loss of the author’s beloved father who spent most of his life preaching peace, but tragically died in the midst of increasing polarization between Palestinians and Israelis. By making us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efeel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the plight of the Palestinians from the inside, this poignant and beautifully written book should inspire us all to raise our voices for change.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRobert Greene,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Laws of Human Nature\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 48 Laws of Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“An urgent, impassioned call for peace between Palestine and Israel. . . . Eloquent and affecting memoir… An inspiration to peace activists in all theaters of war and struggle and a book that deserves a wide audience.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bashir’s childhood in Gaza and his life under occupation meld in this retelling, and his charming earnestness shines through. This moving tribute to Bashir’s remarkable father is also a compelling argument for peace.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYousef Bashir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a Palestinian-American from the Gaza Strip, the son of Khalil Bashir, a highly respected educator. 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