May 15 is Nakba Day | Reading List
To commemorate Nakba Day, we present a reading list on the history of settler violence, global resistance, and Palestinian art and identity.
May 15 is Nakba Day, commemorating the approximately 750,000 Palestinians that were violently displaced by the creation of Israel in 1948. In an attempt to understand the catastrophe, we bring you a reading list of key books on the struggle for justice in Palestine, including the forthcoming Palestinian Resistance Literature Under Occupation, 1948-1968 by Ghassan Kanafani, soon to be available in English for the first time.
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The Violence of the Israeli Occupation
“What we are witnessing being done to Gaza has dangerous implications for the entire world.”— Omar Barghouti
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Palestinian Artists, Novelists, and Poets
“Art has always been a way for me to survive. In Gaza … creativity becomes not just an expression but a necessity.” — Shareef Sarhan
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The Verso Palestine Pamphlets
Through these pamphlets, the series seeks to help deepen our understanding of Palestine’s long struggle for liberation.
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Dismantling Zionist Ideology
“Zionism is a self-contained system of truth, with an origin story inspired by divine right, a bridge over its wretched beginnings.” — Mary Turfah
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International Palestine Solidarity and Its Repression
“The last year of repression shows how much violence they are willing to inflict on us in order to protect the interests of capital and empire. Our commitment to humanity is on trial.” — Maryam Iqbal
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A Historical Perspective: From the Balfour Declaration to Today
"Palestinian resistance against Israeli apartheid, armed and otherwise, will persist as long as apartheid persists.” — Tareq Baconi
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From the River to the Sea
This free ebook provides important grounding for the urgent discussions taking place across the Palestine solidarity movement — published in collaboration with Haymarket Books.
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