Reviews

New book explores how Palestine "lost its history"

Raymond Deane 6 March 2013

Palestine may be unique: after the imperial powers retreated, it suffered a fresh colonization. Read more about New book explores how Palestine "lost its history"

Novel with Hollywood potential exposes Israel's lies

Selma Dabbagh 4 March 2013

Jewish American writer Michelle Cohen Corasanti pulls no punches in describing Zionist brutality. Read more about Novel with Hollywood potential exposes Israel's lies

Palestinians shouldn't be covered in "blanket of sadness," says poet

Sarah Irving 27 February 2013

Protest and poetry are “inseparable twins,” according to a new Al Jazeera documentary series. Read more about Palestinians shouldn't be covered in "blanket of sadness," says poet

Leading writers rise to challenge in new collection "Seeking Palestine"

Selma Dabbagh 25 February 2013

Writers and artists from different disciplines provide an extraordinarily frank, fresh and unsentimental assessment of what Palestinians are and have become. Read more about Leading writers rise to challenge in new collection "Seeking Palestine"

"Gaza Fashion Week" comes to London art gallery

Sarah Irving 5 February 2013

Militarism is mocked with exuberance in a new exhibition. Read more about "Gaza Fashion Week" comes to London art gallery

New book by Tel Aviv historian uncovers "Land of Israel" myths

Asa Winstanley 28 January 2013

Shlomo Sand documents Zionism’s invention of “Eretz Israel” as a national homeland. Read more about New book by Tel Aviv historian uncovers "Land of Israel" myths

Links between struggle and art probed in new book on Palestinian poets

Sarah Irving 21 January 2013

Verse penned under Israeli occupation has been both revolutionary and introspective. Read more about Links between struggle and art probed in new book on Palestinian poets

Israel's "foreign policy of deception" documented in new book

Rod Such 16 January 2013

Avi Raz reveals how Israel lied over ethnic cleansing in 1967 war. Read more about Israel's "foreign policy of deception" documented in new book

Gaza refugee camps portrayed as vibrant and vulnerable in Palestinian contemporary art shown in London

Sarah Irving 2 January 2013

Work from all of historic Palestine is displayed at a London exhibition. Read more about Gaza refugee camps portrayed as vibrant and vulnerable in Palestinian contemporary art shown in London

West Bank reconstructed at London's Nour Festival

Lauren Pyott 29 December 2012

A musical exploration of Israel’s 2002 Operation Defensive Shield was one of the highlights of a recent festival. Read more about West Bank reconstructed at London's Nour Festival