Recently read books on Gaza, the Middle East and HUman RIghts

Books I have read recently. They are linked to evil Amazon but should you buy one or more do purchase from your local brick and mortar store. Bezos pays little tax and is a horrible person.

The Occupied Territories

A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine

by Chris Hedges | Apr 8, 2025

Excellent look at the ongoing holocaust of the Palestinians. Highly recommended. 10/10

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning

by Peter Beinart | Jan 28, 2025

Interesting perspective on Gaza and its impact on Jewish culture in the US. Highly recommended. 10/10

Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation

by Sim Kern | Apr 22, 2025

Counter points to Zionist talking points from a Jewish influencer. Highly recommended. 10/10

Understanding Hamas: And Why That Matters

by Helena Cobban , Rami G. Khouri , et al. | Oct 8, 2024

Excellent look at Hamas by a handful of scholars. Exceptionally important. Highly recommended. 10/10

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

by Omar El Akkad | Feb 25, 2025

A book that had the most profound impact on me personally. One of the great books of our time. Highly recommended. 10/10

The World After Gaza: A History

by Pankaj Mishra | Feb 11, 2025

A good look at the voyage of a man from Indian ethnonationalism inspired by Zionism to realizing the horror of ethano-supremacy. Recommended. 9/10

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative

by Isabella Hammad | Sep 24, 2024

Above my pay grade but very well written.

When Genocide Wasn’t News: How Canadian media covered up the destruction of Gaza

by Martin Lukacs, Dania Majid, Jason Toney |July 10, 2025

Excellent analysis of the complicity in genocide by Canadian legacy media. Highly recommended. 10/10

Other Middle East

The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East

by Fawaz A. Gerges | Apr 29, 2025

An important look at the enduring legacy and intervention of colonial powers through today. Highly recommended. 9/10

Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History

by Vali Nasr | May 27, 2025

An examination of Iran’s development of its grand strategy. Although written by an Iranian-American it is heavily flavoured by a western perspective. Recommended. 8/10

Human Rights

Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments

by Kenneth Roth | Feb 25, 2025

A memoir of a human rights warrior. It does not look at who is at fault but who violates human rights and the world’s top players’s responses or lack thereof. Recommended. 8/10