A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history

This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever.

Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint.

In this groundbreaking book, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Occupation, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel.

Issued in London in 1917, the Balfour Declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. It committed Britain to supporting the establishment in Palestine of “a National Home for the Jewish people,” and its reverberations continue to be felt to this day. Now the entire fascinating story of the document is revealed in this impressive work of modern history.

Since the 1948 war which drove them from their heartland, the Palestinian people have consistently been denied the most basic democratic rights. Blaming the Victims shows how the historical fate of the Palestinians has been justified by spurious academic attempts to dismiss their claim to a home within the boundaries of historical Palestine and even to deny their very existence.

How I Stopped Being a Jew discusses the negative effects of the Israeli exploitation of the “chosen people” myth and its “holocaust industry.” Sand criticizes the fact that, in the current context, what “Jewish” means is, above all, not being Arab and reflects on the possibility of a secular, non-exclusive Israeli identity, beyond the legends of Zionism.

Operation Protective Edge, Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity with Palestinians has never been greater. Ilan Pappe and Noam Chomsky, two leading voices in the struggle to liberate Palestine, discuss the road ahead for Palestinians and how the international community can pressure Israel to end its human rights abuses against the people of Palestine.

"The Punishment of Gaza" by Gideon Levy is a critical examination of the long-standing Israeli blockade and military actions in Gaza, highlighting the severe humanitarian crisis and suffering endured by its Palestinian population. Levy calls for international attention and action to address this ongoing tragedy.

In this bold book, Palestinian activist Nada Elia unpacks Zionism, from its hyper-militarism to incarceration, its environmental devastation, and gendered violence. She insists that Palestine's fate is linked through bonds of solidarity with other communities crossing racial and gender lines, weaving an intersectional feminist understanding of Israeli apartheid throughout her analysis.

A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.

An essential addition to an important conversation, They Called Me a Lioness shows us what is at stake in this struggle and offers a fresh vision for resistance.

"Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights" is a book that explores the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement as a non-violent means to advocate for Palestinian rights, drawing attention to its global impact and the debate surrounding it, with various contributors sharing perspectives on the movement's goals and tactics.

Barred from his homeland after 1967’s Six-Day War, the poet Mourid Barghouti spent thirty years in exile—shuttling among the world’s cities, yet secure in none of them; separated from his family for years at a time; never certain whether he was a visitor, a refugee, a citizen, or a guest. As he returns home for the first time since the Israeli occupation, Barghouti crosses a wooden bridge over the Jordan River into Ramallah and is unable to recognize the city of his youth. Sifting through memories of the old Palestine as they come up against what he now encounters in this mere “idea of Palestine,” he discovers what it means to be deprived not only of a homeland but of “the habitual place and status of a person.” A tour de force of memory and reflection, lamentation and resilience, I Saw Ramallah is a deeply humane book, essential to any balanced understanding of today’s Middle East.

"In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home" is a memoir by Mona Hajjar Halaby that chronicles her emotional journey as a Palestinian-American woman returning to her ancestral homeland, Palestine. Through vivid storytelling, she describes her connection to the land, the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on her family, and her efforts to bridge the gap between her American upbringing and her Palestinian heritage. The book sheds light on the personal and collective experiences of Palestinian refugees, offering a poignant perspective on identity, displacement, and the enduring hope for peace and justice in the region.

"In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home" is a memoir by Mona Hajjar Halaby that chronicles her emotional journey as a Palestinian-American woman returning to her ancestral homeland, Palestine. Through vivid storytelling, she describes her connection to the land, the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on her family, and her efforts to bridge the gap between her American upbringing and her Palestinian heritage. The book sheds light on the personal and collective experiences of Palestinian refugees, offering a poignant perspective on identity, displacement, and the enduring hope for peace and justice in the region.

Politics and the novel, Ghassan Kanafani once said, are an indivisible case. Fadl al-Naqib has reflected that Kanafani wrote the Palestinian story, then he was written by it. His narratives offer entry into the Palestinian experience of the conflict that has anguished the people of the Middle East for more than a century.

In Palestine's Children, each story involves a child a child who is victimized by political events and circumstances, but who nevertheless participates in the struggle toward a better future. As in Kanafani's other fiction, these stories explore the need to recover the past the lost homeland by action. At the same time, written by a major talent, they have a universal appeal.

"Mornings in Jenin" by Susan Abulhawa is a powerful novel that follows the lives of a Palestinian family over generations, with a focus on Amal, a young girl who witnesses the Israeli occupation and the tragedy of the 1948 Nakba. The book explores themes of love, loss, identity, and the enduring resilience of the Palestinian people. It provides a humanizing and heart-wrenching perspective on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, shedding light on the complexities and human cost of the ongoing struggle for justice and freedom in the region. The narrative spans decades, offering a poignant portrayal of the enduring hope for a better future.

Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba―the catastrophe that led to the displacement and exile of some 700,000 people―and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers murder an encampment of Bedouin in the Negev desert, and among their victims they capture a Palestinian teenager and they rape her, kill her, and bury her in the sand.

Many years later, in the near-present day, a young woman in Ramallah tries to uncover some of the details surrounding this particular rape and murder, and becomes fascinated to the point of obsession, not only because of the nature of the crime, but because it was committed exactly twenty-five years to the day before she was born. Adania Shibli masterfully overlays these two translucent narratives of exactly the same length to evoke a present forever haunted by the past.

"The Blue Between Sky and Water" by Susan Abulhawa is a moving novel that traces the lives of the Baraka family, Palestinian refugees, through generations. Set in Gaza and spanning decades, it delves into the family's struggles, love, and resilience amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The story explores the complexities of identity, exile, and the enduring bonds of family. It paints a vivid picture of the human cost of displacement and occupation while highlighting the indomitable spirit of those who seek to preserve their heritage and dreams amidst adversity.

As Nahr sits, locked away in solitary confinement, she spends her days reflecting on the dramatic events that landed her in prison in a country she barely knows. Born in Kuwait in the 70s to Palestinian refugees, she dreamed of falling in love with the perfect man, raising children, and possibly opening her own beauty salon. Instead, the man she thinks she loves jilts her after a brief marriage, her family teeters on the brink of poverty, she’s forced to prostitute herself, and the US invasion of Iraq makes her a refugee, as her parents had been. After trekking through another temporary home in Jordan, she lands in Palestine, where she finally makes a home, falls in love, and her destiny unfolds under Israeli occupation. Nahr’s subversive humor and moral ambiguity will resonate with fans of My Sister, The Serial Killer, and her dark, contemporary struggle places her as the perfect sister to Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties.

On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl’s future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967.

Ruqayya was only thirteen when the Nakba came to her village in Palestine in 1948. The massacre in Tantoura drove her from her home and from everything she had ever known. She had not left her village before, but she would never return. Now an old woman, Ruqayya looks back on a long life in exile, one that has taken her to Syria, Lebanon, the Gulf, and given her children and grandchildren. Through her depth of experience and her indomitable spirit, we live her love of her land, her family, and her people, and we feel the repeated pain of loss and of diaspora.

"Men in the Sun," written by Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani, is a short story that follows the journey of three Palestinian refugees seeking a better life in Kuwait. They hide in a water tanker truck, hoping to cross the border into Kuwait and escape their harsh living conditions. The story explores themes of displacement, desperation, and the dehumanizing impact of conflict on ordinary people. Tragically, the story ends with their deaths due to suffocation in the scorching heat, highlighting the harsh realities faced by Palestinian refugees and the sacrifices they make in their pursuit of a brighter future.

The Beauty of Your Face tells a uniquely American story in powerful, evocative prose. Afaf Rahman, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, is the principal of a Muslim school in the Chicago suburbs. One morning, a shooter―radicalized by the online alt-right―attacks the school. As Afaf listens to his terrifying progress, we are swept back through her memories, and into a profound and “moving” (Bustle) exploration of one woman’s life in a nation at odds with its ideals.

"The Butterfly's Burden" is a collection of poetry by Palestinian-American poet Mahmoud Darwish. This acclaimed work delves into themes of exile, identity, love, and the Palestinian experience. Darwish's lyrical verses convey a profound sense of longing, loss, and resilience, reflecting the complexities of the Palestinian narrative. Through evocative language and powerful imagery, the book explores the emotional and political dimensions of displacement, offering a poignant perspective on the enduring struggle for Palestinian rights and the yearning for a homeland. Darwish's poetry captures the essence of the Palestinian diaspora and the universal human quest for freedom and belonging.

"The Butterfly's Burden" is a collection of poetry by Palestinian-American poet Mahmoud Darwish. This acclaimed work delves into themes of exile, identity, love, and the Palestinian experience. Darwish's lyrical verses convey a profound sense of longing, loss, and resilience, reflecting the complexities of the Palestinian narrative. Through evocative language and powerful imagery, the book explores the emotional and political dimensions of displacement, offering a poignant perspective on the enduring struggle for Palestinian rights and the yearning for a homeland. Darwish's poetry captures the essence of the Palestinian diaspora and the universal human quest for freedom and belonging.

Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. interrogates, subverts, and expands these questions through poems that are formally and lyrically complex, dynamic, and innovative. With rich intertextuality and an unwavering eye, Noor Hindi explores and interrogates colonialism, religion, patriarchy, and the complex intersections of her identity.

Featuring her widely circulated poem, “Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying,” this book is an incomparable force of fury and precision from a powerful and unstoppable poet. Noor Hindi’s collection is ultimately a provocation: on trauma, on art, and on what it takes to truly see the world for what it is/isn’t and change it for the better.