{"product_id":"the-erasure-of-palestine","title":"The Erasure of Palestine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Erasure of Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the result of a three-year journey by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Ahmad Al-Bazz, to record the hundreds of Palestinian villages and towns depopulated and destroyed during the creation and expansion of Israel, from 1948 to the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough more than 70 large, detailed colour photographs and extensive research, the book documents the destruction that has accompanied the creation and development of the state of Israel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, unmistakable traces of destroyed Palestinian communities haunt nearly every Israeli settlement, revealing not only a past catastrophe but an ongoing process - a continuous history of colonisation and removal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe evidence points to the inescapable fact that cleansing has been, from the outset, a central pillar of Israel's existence and policy - both as a method and as a long-term strategy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAhmad Al-Bazz \u003c\/strong\u003e(b. 1993) is an award-winning independent photographer, journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Nablus, in the West Bank of Palestine. His work focuses extensively on Palestinian-Israeli affairs. He has made two short documentaries which have received both international and regional awards, including the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel Award and the Alexandria Short Documentary Award. His first feature-length documentary, Donkey Boys, is set to be released soon. Ahmad's work has been published in numerous media outlets, including UltraSawt, Red Stream, Mondoweiss, +972 Magazine, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye, among others. He holds an MA in Film and Television Studies from the University of East Anglia (UK) and a BA in Media and Mass Communication from An-Najah National University (Palestine).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ahmad Al-Bazz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45197383041224,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/3679\/1752\/files\/erasure_pal.jpg?v=1787214587","url":"https:\/\/educationalbookshop.com\/products\/the-erasure-of-palestine","provider":"EducationalBookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}