Israel & Palestine
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 NEW! Advocating for Palestine in CanadaHistories, Movements, Action |
Why is it so difficult to advocate for Palestine in Canada and what can we learn from the movement’s successes? This account of Palestine solidarity activism in Canada grapples with these … | Emily Regan Wills; Jeremy Wildemen; Michael Bueckert; Nadia Abu-Zahra | 241 | 2022 | View |
 Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle EastFrom European Colony to US Power Projection Platform |
One US military leader has called Israel “the intelligence equivalent of five CIAs.” An Israeli cabinet minister likens his country to “the equivalent of a dozen US aircraft … | Stephen Gowans | 252 | 2019 | View |
 Pay No Heed to the RocketsPalestine in the Present Tense |
Marcello Di Cintio first visited Palestine in 1999. Like most outsiders, the Palestinian narrative that he knew had been simplified by a seemingly unending struggle, a near-Sisyphean curse of … | Marcello Di Cintio | 264 | 2018 | View |
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From NEW! Forward |
In the Forward, former MP Libby Davies (1997-2015) reflects on her own involvement with the Palestinian solidarity movement within Canada over the years as well as on this movement’s future … | Libby Davies | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From Introduction |
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From  IntroductionThe Girl in the Green Dress |
The introduction describes the experience of the author as he crosses the border into Palestine. | Marcello Di Cintio | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
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From Anti-Semitism |
Chapter One examines the history of anti-semitism as a tool of the political Right. The chapter explores how the roots of anti-semitism go much farther back than Hitler, but trace their roots … | Stephen Gowans | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Introduction |
In the Introduction, the authors explain how the book is about those who advocate for Palestine in Canada and what brought them to Palestinian advocacy, as well as how their advocacy is … | Emily Regan Wills; Jeremy Wildemen; Michael Bueckert; Nadia Abu-Zahra | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From The Homeland is Where None of This Can Happen |
This chapter describes the experiences of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish from the 1940s to the present. | Marcello Di Cintio | 25 | 2018 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Elephant in the RoomPart I: Systems of Injustice |
In Chapter 1, Nyla Matuk reflects on her own experiences of growing up Palestinian in Canada. Matuk explores different episodes from her own life while placing them into the historical narrative, … | Nyla Matuk | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From Whenever My Sore Heart Gets HungryThe Quest for Land |
In this chapter, the author explores the evolution and current situation of the Palestinian poetry scene. He meets and talks to several poets living and working in Palestine. | Marcello Di Cintio | 49 | 2018 | $4.90 Add |
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From Zionism |
Chapter Two focuses on the roots of political Zionism. Since its creation by Theodor Herzl, Zionism has envisaged a return to an imagined glorious past. The distinguishing feature of political … | Stephen Gowans | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From Nakba |
Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … | Stephen Gowans | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From To Breathe Life Into a Name |
In this chapter, the author travels to Jerusalem and meets with several writers and poets living in the divided city. He explores what the city means to the Palestinian people through their writing. | Marcello Di Cintio | 34 | 2018 | $3.40 Add |
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From NEW! Zionist Loyalty and Euro-Jewish Whiteness: Untangling the Threads of a Lethal ComplicityPart I: Systems of Injustice |
In Chapter 2, Sheryl Nestel examines the legitimacy of Israel’s existence, the larger history of European Jewish whiteness, and Israel as an ally and trusted member of the larger western … | Sheryl Nestel | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From  A Nakba of OlivesThe West Bank Wall From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their … | Marcello Di Cintio | 30 | 2013 | $3.00 Add |
