Overview

A Genocide Foretold confronts the stark realities of life under siege in Gaza and the heroic effort ordinary Palestinians are waging to resist and survive. Weaving together personal stories, historical context, and unflinching journalism, Chris Hedges provides an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence. The book includes chapters on: ● What life is like in Gaza City and Ramallah in the midst of approaching bombs and gunfire. ● The history of the dispossession of Palestinians of their land in relation to the ideology of Zionism. ● A portrait of Amr, a seventeen-year-old high school student who is forced to evacuate his village with his family. ● Psychoanalysis of the state of permanent war that has led to the destruction of hospitals, telecommunications centers, governmental buildings, roads, homes universities, schools, and libraries and archaeological and heritage sites in Gaza. ● The ways in which the collective retribution against innocents is a familiar tactic employed by colonial rulers. ● A heartbreaking final chapter called ""Letter to the Children of Gaza.""

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""An authoritative argument against the singularity of the conflict and an indictment of Western media narratives that present it as exceptional and beyond critique."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""Chris Hedges writes with heart and extraordinary moral clarity about a genocide that has unfurled in front of our eyes. A Genocide Foretold indicts not only the racist bloodlust that has overtaken Israeli society, but the full complicity of the US government and media and the hypocrisies at the heart of the West's most cherished illusions."" -- ""Beh Ehrenreich, author of The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine"" ""Describes exactly what is happening in Palestine and talks on behalf of the victims. In his painful writings, he makes their voices heard. This is genocide as I lived it in Gaza...and helps us better understand the Zionist occupation. We cannot escape after learning about it."" -- ""Atef Abu Saif, minister of culture of Palestine and author of Don't Look Left: A Diary of Genocide""

Author Information

Chris Hedges is the former Pulitzer Prize-winning Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times. An Arabic speaker, he spent seven years covering the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, much of that time in Gaza. Author of fourteen books, including The Greatest Evil Is War and Requiem for Gaza. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has also taught for over a decade in the college-degree program offered by Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system. He holds a BA degree from Colgate University in English Literature and a Master of Divinity from Harvard University. Ali Nasser is an Egyptian actor, writer, and voice talent based in New York. After studying theater and film at the American University in Cairo, Ali started his career playing a recurring role on Lahazat Harega, the Egyptian adaptation of the hit TV show ER, while serving as a voice actor for the Disney Channel in the Middle East. Ali later helped found ACT, a nonprofit theater organization that staged multiple English-speaking productions in Cairo. Upon moving to New York in 2014, Ali trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the William Esper Studio and has appeared on TV shows, short films, and off-Broadway productions. He also lent his voice to multiple highly reviewed audiobooks such as The Other Americans, 99 Nights in Logar, and A Universe of Wishes. Ali Nasser is an Egyptian actor, writer, and voice talent based in New York. After studying theater and film at the American University in Cairo, Ali started his career playing a recurring role on Lahazat Harega, the Egyptian adaptation of the hit TV show ER, while serving as a voice actor for the Disney Channel in the Middle East. Ali later helped found ACT, a nonprofit theater organization that staged multiple English-speaking productions in Cairo. Upon moving to New York in 2014, Ali trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the William Esper Studio and has appeared on TV shows, short films, and off-Broadway productions. He also lent his voice to multiple highly reviewed audiobooks such as The Other Americans, 99 Nights in Logar, and A Universe of Wishes.

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