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Palestine by Sumaya Awad
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really liked it
bookshelves: 2023, non-fiction, palestine

This is an essay collection by multiple writers looking at Palestine through a socialist lens. There are some essays I found more engaging then others, as per usual with a collection, but overall it was a good read. I feel like the title is a bit misleading, as this doesn't read like an introduction text to me, on either Palestine (which I have a good understanding of) or Socialism (which I have a very basic understanding of). I still think there is a lot to gain from the essays even if some of them went deep into the weeds- which is great if you already have some understanding and may be too much or too specific for someone looking for an introduction.

The strongest essays to me were:
"Not an Ally: the Israeli Working Class" -analyzing how labor rights and the working class relate to the struggle for Palestinian freedom

"Multiple Jeopardy: Gender and Liberation in Palestine" covering a number of things from White Feminism to Palestinian women contribution in liberation work and their erasure from it

"Cops Here, Bombs There: Black-Palestinian Solidarity" which talks about solidarity in the 60's to the present

I will also say there is an essay "The National Liberation Struggle: A Socialist Analysis" that I remembered seeing this thread a while back and this is one of the essays that for me went a bit too deep into the weeds regarding socialism and like I said my socialism history is not great, so I can't say much about that criticism. There is also this review which also addresses this essay and the introductory framework from the editors:

This book is currently, and frequently, offered as a free e-book from the publisher Haymarket Books.
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Reading Progress

October 18, 2023 – Started Reading
October 20, 2023 – Shelved
October 20, 2023 – Shelved as: non-fiction
October 20, 2023 – Shelved as: 2023
October 20, 2023 –
page 103
41.2%
October 21, 2023 –
page 143
57.2%
October 23, 2023 – Finished Reading
November 29, 2023 – Shelved as: palestine

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