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Sahar Khalifeh: The Lost Gospel of Palestinian Letters – Book Review

September 2, 2019

(Wild Thorns. Sahar Khalifeh. Interlink Books, New York, 1985) For decades Palestinian literature has shown promise of making the leap from cult to major religion. There have been three leading prophets: Ghassan Kanafani, Mahmoud Darwish, […]

Empire of Borders – Book Review

August 22, 2019

(Empire of Borders – The Expansion of the US Border around the World. Todd Miller. Verso, New York/London, 2019.) Todd Miller’s new work, Empire of Borders – The Expansion of the US Border around the […]

Obama’s Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State – Book Review

August 12, 2019

(Obama’s Unending Wars – Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State.  Jeremy Kuzmarov.  Clarity Press, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2019.) Obama is a shining light in comparison to his two bookends, George Bush and […]

The Voice of Palestine’s Second Occupation, Part 1 – Book Review

August 8, 2019

(Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women Paperback. Jo Glanville, Editor. Telegram: May 1, 2007.) The voice of the Palestinian woman is occupied twice over. First, by the Israeli bootheel whose half-century occupation of Palestine qualifies […]

Oil, Power, Palestine, and the Foundations of U.S. Policy in the Middle East – Book Review

July 26, 2019

(Dying to Forget – Oil, Power, Palestine, & the Foundations of U.S. policy in the Middle East.  Irene L. Gendzier.  Columbia University Press, New York, 2017.) Many books discuss the transition of U.S. interest in […]

The Management of Savagery – Book Review

May 15, 2019

(The Management of Savagery – How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump.  Max Blumenthal.  Verso, London/New York, 2019.) Even though the ending is known, Max Blumenthal’s book The […]

America in Afghanistan: Foreign Policy Making From Bush to Obama to Trump – Book Review

May 10, 2019

(America in Afghanistan: Foreign Policy Making From Bush to Obama to Trump.  Sharifullah Dorani.  I. B. Taurus – Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc.  London/NewYork, 2019.) Sharifulla Dorani’s work, America in Afghanistan, provides an interesting overview of U.S. […]

Preventing Palestine: A Political History From Camp David to Oslo – Book Review

April 24, 2019

(Preventing Palestine –  A Political History From Camp David to Oslo.  Seth Anziska.  Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2018.) In all my recent readings of history and current events, Preventing Palestine stands out as being […]

Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline, from Obama to Trump and Beyond

April 7, 2019

(Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline, from Obama to Trump and Beyond.  Gideon Rachman.  Other Press, New York, 2016.) The premise of Easternization concerning Asia’s rise is a topic of prime importance for those following […]

Stone Men: The Palestinians Who Built Israel – Book Review

April 3, 2019

There is a memorable passage from satirist Evelyn Waugh’s perhaps purposively unremembered political masterpiece “Black Mischief” (1932), in which Basil Seal, the chief Anglo architect of a modernization program in the fictional African island nation […]

The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America – Book Review

April 2, 2019

(The End of the Myth – From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.  Greg Grandin.  Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt & Co., New York, 2019) Much of current political news swirls […]

Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East – Book Review

March 18, 2019

(Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East.  Christopher Davidson.  Oneworld Publishing, U.K., 2016.) Written in response to the ‘Arab Spring’ initiated in Tunisia in 2011, Shadow Wars – The Secret Struggle for the […]

The Plot to Attack Iran – Book Review

February 28, 2019

(The Plot to Attack Iran – How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Iran.  Dan Kovalik. Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2018.) Western mainstream media (MSM) typically present Iran as a degenerate […]

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History – Book Review

February 4, 2019

(Palestine – A Four Thousand Year History.  Nur Masalha. Zec Books, London, 2018.) The Israeli narrative of a nation/state returning to its homeland after a fifteen hundred year exile required deft work by the David […]

The Russians Are Coming, Again – Book Review

January 23, 2019

(The Russians are Coming, Again – The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce.  Jeremy Kuzmarov and John Marciano. Monthly Review Press, New York, 2018.) The mainstream media continues to harvest all the […]

The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World – Book Review

January 8, 2019

(The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World.  Robert Kagan.  Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2018.) It is always an interesting ride to read a Robert Kagan book as it is a journey into […]

War on Peace – Book Review

December 20, 2018

(War on Peace – The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Power.  Ronan Farrow. W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, 2018.) Members of the political corps of the U.S. writing about […]

How the US Creates ‘Sh*thole’ Countries – Book Review

December 11, 2018

(How the US Creates “Sh*thole” Countries.  Cynthia McKinney Ed. Clarity Press, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 2018.) Whether you consider yourself already well educated on the U.S. empire or are looking for a starting place, “How the […]

Bibi, The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu – Book Review

December 2, 2018

(Bibi – The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.  Anshell Pfeffer.  Signal/McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Random House, Toronto, 2018.) This morning I read online the current problems Benjamin Netanyahu is having within the Knesset […]

Twilight of the American Century – Book Review

November 24, 2018

(Twilight of the American Century. Andrew J. Bacevich. University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2018.) The histories of empires and the histories of war are generally written by the winner to put themselves […]

Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories – Book Review

October 1, 2018

(The Biggest Prison on Earth – A History of the Occupied Territories.  Ilan Pappe.  Oneworld Publications, London, 2018) The history of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine is continued with Ilan Pappe’s recent work, The Biggest […]

Ramzy Baroud’s ‘The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story’

September 25, 2018

(Ramzy Baroud. The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story. London: Pluto Press, 2018. Order it now) The Last Earth is a masterful weaving of personal stories into the full tapestry of a people, of individuals, torn from […]

Reclaiming Our Narrative: Why You MUST Obtain This Book (VIDEO)

September 6, 2018

Dear Friends & Readers, The success of my recently-published book: THE LAST EARTH: A PALESTINIAN STORY is heart-warming in many ways.  Aside from the feeling of relief that years of research, writing and rewriting are […]

A Brilliant Early Defender of Palestine – Book Review

April 18, 2018

Reviewed by Jeremy Salt (Colin Andersen, Balfour in the Dock. J.M.N. Jeffries and the Case for the Prosecution. Bloxham, Oxon: Skyscraper Publications, 2017) J.M.N (Joseph) Jeffries was an outstanding British journalist whose book Palestine: The Reality […]

Feelings Out of the Law – Book Review

March 26, 2018

Reviewed by Wasan Abu Baker Dr. Rola Ghanem is a Palestinian contemporary novelist, from the city of Tulkarem. Her short story, Feelings Out of the Law, is a beautiful piece that creatively covers a significance […]

Flashing for the Refugees on the Unarmed Road of Flight

March 24, 2018

By Ron Jacobs  Every once in a while a book is published wherein the text transcends the subject matter, lifting the stories between the covers into a place that is both revelatory and sublime; a […]

The Other Side of the Wall – Book Review

March 21, 2018

(The Other Side of the Wall – An Eyewitness Account of the Occupation of Palestine. Richard Hardigan.Cune Press, Seattle. 2018.) Four years ago, Richard Hardigan spent the summer months in Palestine as an observer for […]

Ramzy Baroud’s Book Tour: ‘The Palestinian Saga as It Has Never Been Told Before’ (VIDEO)

March 20, 2018

Palestinian author, editor and journalist, Dr. Ramzy Baroud had embarked on a global book tour to promote his latest volume, ‘The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story.’ The first leg of the tour will take him […]

The Green Line, by Rola Ghanem – Book Review

March 14, 2018

Reviewed by Wasan Abu-Baker  (The Green Line. A novel. By Rola Ghanem) Dr. Rola Ghanem is a Palestinian novelist from the city of Tulkarem. She tells the story of her father through this novel which […]

Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom – Book Review

March 6, 2018

Reviewed by Yasmin Ibrahim (Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom. Norman Finkelstein. January 2018.) Norman Finkelstein’s opening dedication of his new magnus opus encapsulates his motive: ‘To Gaza, The Truth.’ Finkelstein is a serious academic […]

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