THE BATTLE FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE

Ali Abunimah

WINNER OF THE 2016 Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book awarded by Lannan Foundation

Haymarket Books (2014, world English rights)

Trade Paper • ISBN-13: 9781608463244 • US $17 • 5 1/8 in x 8 1/4 in • 312 pgs.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Efforts to achieve a “two-state solution” have finally collapsed, and the struggle for justice in Palestine is at a crossroads. As Israeli society lurches toward greater extremism, many ask where the struggle is headed. This book offers a clear analysis of this crossroads moment and looks forward with urgency down the path to a more hopeful future.

PRAISE:

“Every community that stands fast, loving its people and its land, its customs and its ways, will be seen, eventually, as worthy of saving. This is because it is our own humanity we are learning from, our own value. There will also arise a special voice to champion us, one that is brave, trustworthy and true. In The Battle for Justice in Palestine it is the voice of Ali Abunimah, fierce, wise — a warrior for justice and peace — someone whose large heart, one senses, beyond his calm, is constantly on fire. A pragmatist but also a poet. This is the book to read to understand the present bizarre and ongoing complexity of the Palestine/Israel tragedy. And though it is filled with the grim reality of this long and deadly, ugly and dehumanizing, conflict, it also offers hope: that as more people awaken to the shocking reality of what has for decades been going on, we can bring understanding and restitution to the Palestinian people. Their struggle to exist in dignity and peace in their own homeland – and this may be the biggest surprise of Abunimah’s book — is mirrored in the struggles for survival and autonomy of more than a few of us.”

Alice Walker

 

“A crucially needed dose of educated hope. This is what hits me from this fascinating amalgam of incisive journalism, analytic prose and intellectually compelling vision that emanates from many years of brilliant activism. Sailing effortlessly from the domestic to the global, from Johannesburg to Belfast and from Chicago to Tel Aviv, Ali Abunimah paints a lucid, accessible picture out of a complex web of racism, racialized oppression, and creative resistance. Ali does not give us hope; he helps us dig for it within us by meticulously laying out before us the facts, the trends, the challenges and the inspiring resistance to them.”

Omar Barghouti, Palestinian human rights activist, co-founder of the BDS movement, author of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights

 

“In The Battle for Justice in Palestine, Ali Abunimah — the most astute commentator writing on Palestine today — bursts the leaky myths of Israeli exceptionalism while carefully examining where the battle for Palestine is currently being waged. Forget the endless ‘peace process,’ which has ushered in little more than massive economic exploitation, tragic environmental degradation, and servile and destructive politics. Focus instead, Abunimah tells us, on the many civil society and campus initiatives around the world that are bravely ushering in a new era of global grass-roots organizing for justice. Rich in information and deep in analysis, The Battle for Justice in Palestine will inspire readers that Palestinian self-determination is not only possible but absolutely necessary.”

Moustafa Bayoumi

 

“This is the best book on Palestine in the last decade. No existing book presents the staggering details and sophistication of analysis that Abunimah’s book offers. Abunimah’s scope includes an analysis of the politics, economics, environmental policies, identity politics, international relations, academic scholarship and activism, global solidarity, and official and unofficial lobbies that have come to bear on Palestine and the Palestinians. The Battle for Justice in Palestine is the most comprehensive treatment of Palestinian suffering under Israeli control and offers the only possible way to end it. It is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the current situation of the Palestinians and Israel.”

Joseph Massad, Columbia University

 

“Although by now there are many fine, indispensable books devoted to the Palestinian ordeal and struggle, The Battle for Justice in Palestine would be my clear first choice if asked for a recommendation. … His book is filled with useful information, imparts a deep understanding of essential issues, and holds the reader’s attention as it is written in a lively style. Beyond this, Abunimah has an unusual capacity to focus conceptual and policy questions with clarity and precision.”

Richard Falk

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ali Abunimah is the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli Palestinian Impasse, and cofounder and director of the widely acclaimed publication The Electronic Intifada. Based in the United States, he has written hundreds of articles and been an active part of the movement for justice in Palestine for 20 years. He is the recipient of a 2013 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship.

 

 

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