Israel has declared a “complete siege” on Gaza and launched hundreds of strikes, following an eruption of unrest in the region over the weekend.
The following books offer a history of the occupation, situated in a wider context of anti-colonial struggles around the world.
Free ebooks and other resources
We have made the following books (from the wider reading list below) free to download: Ten Myths About Israel, The Palestine Laboratory, Palestine Speaks (note: this book is not available in North America from Verso), Blaming the Victims, The Case for Sanctions Against Israel, The Punishment of Gaza.
The Militarisation of Israel
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Palestinian Voices
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Understanding Zionist ideology and dismantling Israeli myths
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Solidarity with Palestine
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A Historical Perspective: from the Balfour Declaration to the present crisis
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Memoir
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Reflections on Anti-Semitism
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Reflections on Imperialism and Settler Colonialism
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Introduction by
Noam Chomsky
Contributions by
Salman Abu Sitta,
Ali Abunimah,
Ghassan Andoni,
Omar Barghouti,
Nidal Barham,
Azmi Bishara,
Robert Fisk,
Muna Hamzeh,
Hussein Ibish,
Jennifer Loewenstein,
Nancy Murray,
Allegra Pacheco,
Mouin Rabbani,
Glenn E. Robinson,
Sara Roy,
Edward W. Said,
Ahdaf Soueif,
Mayssoun Sukarieh,
Gila Svirsky and
Alison Weir
Edited by
Roane Carey
Contributions by
Julia Bard,
Geoffrey Bindman,
Emma Clyne,
Stan Cohen,
Howard Cooper,
D. D. Guttenplan,
Abe Hayeem,
Anthony Isaacs,
Gabriel Josipovici,
Francesca Klug,
Tony Klug,
Richard Kuper,
Michael Kustow,
Antony Lerman,
Antony Loewenstein,
Mike Marqusee,
Jeremy Montagu,
Anthony Rudolf,
Donald Sassoon,
Lynne Segal,
Richard Silverstein,
Gillian Slovo,
Eyal Weizman and
Sami Zubaida
Edited by
Anne Karpf,
Brian Klug,
Jacqueline Rose and
Barbara Rosenbaum
Contributions by
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz,
Merav Amir,
Hind Awwad,
Mustafa Barghouthi,
Omar Barghouti,
Dalit Baum,
Joel Beinin,
John Berger,
Angela Davis,
Nada Elia,
Marc H. Ellis,
Noura Erakat,
Neve Gordon,
Ran Greenstein,
Ronald Kasrils,
Jamal Khader,
Naomi Klein,
Paul Laverty,
Mark LeVine,
David Lloyd,
Ken Loach,
Haneen Maikey,
Rebecca O'Brien,
Ilan Pappe,
Jonathan Pollak,
Laura Pulido,
Lisa Taraki,
Rebecca Vilkomerson,
Michael Warschawski and
Slavoj Žižek
Edited by
Audrea Lim
Contributions by
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz,
Merav Amir,
Hind Awwad,
Mustafa Barghouthi,
Omar Barghouti,
Dalit Baum,
Joel Beinin,
John Berger,
Angela Davis,
Nada Elia,
Marc H. Ellis,
Noura Erakat,
Neve Gordon,
Ran Greenstein,
Ronald Kasrils,
Jamal Khader,
Naomi Klein,
Paul Laverty,
Mark LeVine,
David Lloyd,
Ken Loach,
Haneen Maikey,
Rebecca O'Brien,
Ilan Pappe,
Jonathan Pollak,
Laura Pulido,
Lisa Taraki,
Rebecca Vilkomerson,
Michael Warschawski and
Slavoj Žižek
Edited by
Audrea Lim
Contributions by
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz,
Merav Amir,
Hind Awwad,
Mustafa Barghouthi,
Omar Barghouti,
Dalit Baum,
Joel Beinin,
John Berger,
Angela Davis,
Nada Elia,
Marc H. Ellis,
Noura Erakat,
Neve Gordon,
Ran Greenstein,
Ronald Kasrils,
Jamal Khader,
Naomi Klein,
Paul Laverty,
Mark LeVine,
David Lloyd,
Ken Loach,
Haneen Maikey,
Rebecca O'Brien,
Ilan Pappe,
Jonathan Pollak,
Laura Pulido,
Lisa Taraki,
Rebecca Vilkomerson,
Michael Warschawski and
Slavoj Žižek
Edited by
Audrea Lim
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