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Abuelaish, Izzeldin. I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity (2011)
A memoir by a Palestinian doctor who lost three daughters in an Israeli strike yet chose forgiveness over vengeance. Abuelaish weaves his personal tragedy with broader historical context, advocating for coexistence through compassion. 

Abunimah, Ali. The Battle for Justice in Palestine (2014)
A political manifesto calling for Palestinian liberation and justice, combining historical insight with strategic advocacy.  

Alaqad, Plestia. The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience (2025)
A frontline diary by a young Palestinian journalist chronicling the October 2023 conflict. Her writing delivers vivid personal testimony amid devastation—and unbreakable spirit.

Baltzer, Anna. Witness in Palestine (2007)
A firsthand account documenting everyday life under occupation through empathy-driven journalistic storytelling.  

Chomsky, Noam & Pappé, Ilan. Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians (2010)
Essays and interviews that analyze the 2008–09 Gaza war’s geopolitical context with sharp critique and moral clarity. 

Chomsky, Noam & Pappé, Ilan. On Palestine (2015)
A collaborative work of essays and conversation examining U.S. policy, occupation, and the conditions for peace. 

Cobban, Helena & Khouri, Rami G. Understanding Hamas: And Why That Matters (2024)
An analytical overview of Hamas’s role in Palestinian society—a nuanced exploration often absent from mainstream discourse.  

Coates, Ta‑Nehisi. The Message (2024)
An essayistic reflection on Coates's travels, including Israel–Palestine. Blending moral clarity and critique of Western complicity, it's a meditation on narrative and justice.  

Erakat, Noura. Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (2019)
A critical investigation into how international law is wielded—and warped—in the Palestinian context. 

Friedman, Thomas. From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989)
A foundational journalistic account linking Lebanon’s conflict to the broader Israel–Palestine dynamics from a deeply personal viewpoint.  

Isaac, Munther. Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza (2025)
A theological critique calling Christians to respond with prophetic ethics and resistance in light of the Gaza crisis.  

Khalidi, Rashid. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 (2020)
A sweeping historical narrative framing Palestinian dispossession as a century of layered colonial campaigns.  

Makdisi, Ussama. The Age of Coexistence (2019)
Traverses the late Ottoman period to show a vibrant tradition of civil society and pluralism in Palestine—suggesting historical precedents for future coexistence.  

Mishra, Pankaj. The World After Gaza: A History (2025)
A global intellectual treatise that repositions the Gaza war within structures of colonialism and moral reckoning.

Pappé, Ilan. A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples (2004)
A balanced, archival-based history that traces Palestinian and Israeli identity formation amidst the conflict. 

Pappé, Ilan. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006)
A powerful historical narrative reconstructing the Nakba with careful research and moral urgency.  

Pappé, Ilan. A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict (2024)
A concise yet compelling primer that connects historical roots to current-day dynamics, with attention to the Gaza reality post-2023. 

Rogan, Eugene & Shlaim, Avi (eds.) The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948 (2001)
Academic essays that challenge established narratives of 1948's origins through critical historical revisionism. 

Sabawi, Samah. Cactus Pear for My Beloved (2024)
A moving family memoir blending personal history with dramatic chapters from Nakba-era Gaza to generational identity.  

Stern‑Weiner, Jamie (ed.) Deluge: Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm (2024)
An essay collection that dismantles Western myths about the conflict—featuring bold testimonies and critical analyses. 

Thrall, Nathan. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy (2023)
A Pulitzer Prize–winning narrative tracing how a deadly school bus crash reveals the broader injustices unraveling Palestinian life under occupation.