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By (author) Albanese, Francesca; Edited by Turner Mandy; Edited by Takkenberg Lex; Preface by Turner Mandy; Preface by Takkenberg Lex; Foreword by Falk, Richard; Foreword by Dugard, John; Foreword by Lynk Michael
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A devastating indictment against international complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine
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”Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation from its guilt over the genocide of the Palestinian people. Her reflections in this book are not just timely – they are for the ages” – Yanis Varoufakis
Israel’s genocide in Palestine and the complicity of powerful Western states is undermining international human rights and the UN system. The United States has imposed sanctions on lawyers, UN experts, and Palestinian officials in an attempt to bully and intimidate them into silence. One prominent example is UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has played an important role in documenting Israel’s atrocities and those who profit from its oppression of Palestinians.
This book compiles Albanese’s indispensable and damning reports on Israel’s conduct in Palestine since October 2023. First outlining the case that this period should be understood as a genocide, Albanese goes on to explain how the ongoing violence fits into a longer history of Israel’s settler colonialism, and finally presents a devastating indictment against the international corporations that treat mass killing and destruction as a business opportunity.
The volume also features a reflection by Albanese on the current state of affairs; revelations by her predecessors Richard Falk, John Dugard, and Michael Lynk of their experiences as UN special rapporteurs; and a preface by Lex Takkenberg, a 30-year veteran of UNRWA, co-authored with scholar Mandy Turner.
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All royalties from sales of the book will be donated to UNRWA.
Table of contents:
Preface: Bearing Witness at a Time of Genocide. Speaking out against Israel”s Atrocities and Western Complicity – Mandy Turner and Lex Takkenberg
Foreword: Sanctioning a UN Special Rapporteur for Truthfully Reporting on the Gaza Genocide and the Complicity of States and Corporations – Richard Falk, John Dugard, and Michael Lynk
Introduction: The Arc of History Bends Towards Accountability Only When We Refuse to Look Away – Francesca Albanese
1. Anatomy of a Genocide
2. Genocide as Colonial Erasure
3. From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide
Biographies
Notes
Review quote:
”Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation from its guilt over the genocide of the Palestinian people. Her reflections in this book are not just timely – they are for the ages”
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”When I came out of Gaza at the end of November 2023, I discovered that Israel was only the tip of the genocidal iceberg. The rest was the enablement apparatus – a system of states, institutions, and individuals – which ensured the longevity of a genocidal project now into its third year. This book dissects this apparatus, shedding light on its constitutive accomplices”
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”Albanese has spoken truth with unflinching clarity in a world largely silent in the face of a holocaust, carrying out her mandate with integrity and defiance that honours both the law and the human conscience. This book is a formidable indictment of injustice and demonstrates what it means to stand alone against power”
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”Albanese’s expert analysis sh
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