{"product_id":"francesca-albanese-a-moon-will-rise-from-the-darkness","title":"A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIsrael's genocide in Palestine and the complicity of powerful Western states is undermining international human rights and the UN system. The United States has imposed sanctions on lawyers, UN experts, and Palestinian officials in an attempt to bully and intimidate them into silence. One prominent example is UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has played an important role in documenting Israel's atrocities and those who profit from its oppression of Palestinians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis book compiles Albanese's indispensable and damning reports on Israel's conduct in Palestine since October 2023. First outlining the case that this period should be understood as a genocide, Albanese goes on to explain how the ongoing violence fits into a longer history of settler colonialism, and finally presents a devastating indictment against the international corporations that treat mass killing and destruction as a business opportunity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe volume also features a reflection by Albanese on the current state of affairs; revelations by her predecessors Richard Falk, John Dugard, and Michael Lynk of their experiences as UN special rapporteurs; and a preface by Lex Takkenberg, a 30-year veteran of UNRWA, co-authored with scholar Mandy Turner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe ebook is free to download from the Pluto Press website indefinitely, with request for a donation to the Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA. All royalties from sales of the book will be donated to UNRWA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLink to UNWRA: https:\/\/donate.unrwa.org\/int\/en\/general\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francesca Albanese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (UK)","offer_id":47444370030644,"sku":"9780745352312","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_876735c8-1239-4411-8b08-c5e9143c2963.jpg?v=1769190441","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/francesca-albanese-a-moon-will-rise-from-the-darkness","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}