Reviews

Cover of Pay No Heed to the Rockets book shows boy playing guitar while sitting on rubble of bombed-out building

Palestinian writers revealed

Selma Dabbagh 8 May 2018

A contemporary portrait of a people who continue to resist both occupation and simple categorization. Read more about Palestinian writers revealed

Smiling young woman stands among crowd of men and women

A woman's rebellion

Rod Such 19 February 2018

Female leadership in the first intifada was quashed by the Oslo accords. Read more about A woman's rebellion

Can a minority rule a majority in perpetuity?

Rod Such 7 February 2018

One democratic state in historic Palestine is the sole realistic option. Read more about Can a minority rule a majority in perpetuity?

Putting Balfour on trial

Selma Dabbagh 23 January 2018

Little-known journalist predicted the consequences of Britain’s meddling in Palestine. Read more about Putting Balfour on trial

Cover of Living Emergency book shows photograph of Palestinians queued at checkpoint

How Israel’s permit regime costs Palestinians

Rod Such 28 December 2017

Draconian system rooted in British Mandate regulations denies basic rights to prevent resistance to occupation. Read more about How Israel’s permit regime costs Palestinians

Critical thinking on cultural boycott

Marguerite Dabaie 11 December 2017

Artists who have engaged with boycott movements give their insight and words of caution. Read more about Critical thinking on cultural boycott

How Israel wins the media war

Rod Such 25 October 2017

What John Lyons learned from his years as Jerusalem correspondent for The Australian. Read more about How Israel wins the media war

"Cold violence" in Palestine

Tom Sperlinger 5 October 2017

PalFest anthology bears witness to the everyday brutality of Israel’s occupation. Read more about "Cold violence" in Palestine

Visualizing a feeling

Marguerite Dabaie 2 October 2017

Iasmin Omar Ata’s graphic novel “Mis(h)adra” is inspired by their own experience with epilepsy. Read more about Visualizing a feeling

Poetry steeped in sarcasm and politics

Sarah Irving 19 September 2017

“Prince of Poets” star Tamim Al-Barghouti’s first collection of work translated into English. Read more about Poetry steeped in sarcasm and politics