The publication in recent months of four books on the Israel–Palestine conflict has given the world a solid moral platform to begin holding genocidal Zionism accountable for the mass killing and annihilation that has unfolded in Gaza.
These books could prove even more important than the judgements of international courts.
While they are preceded by countless publications on the subject by Palestinian thinkers in multiple languages and on multiple platforms, these four books have two particular features in common: none were written by a Palestinian, Arab or Muslim, and all were published in the shadow of the Gaza genocide.
To be sure, Palestinians themselves remain the principal spokespeople for their cause, providing the most eloquent case against the historic savageries they have endured for generations.
The Palestinian people have given the world such brilliant thinkers as Mahmoud Darwish, Ghassan Kanafani, Fadwa Tuqan, Adania Shibli, Michel Khleifi, Refaat Alareer, May Masri, Mona Hatoum, Elia Suleiman, Emily Jacir, Kamal Aljafari, Mosab Abu Toha, Nizar Hassan, and countless others who do not need anyone to speak for them. ….more
