My New Book
Being Jewish After the Destruction in Gaza: A Reckoning
BEING JEWISH AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA will be on sale January 28, 2025, but you can pre-order now on:
I’m excited to share the cover of my upcoming book, BEING JEWISH AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA. Over the last year, I’ve struggled with the way many Jews— including people I cherish— have justified the destruction of an entire society. The book is about the stories Jews tell ourselves that blind us to Palestinian suffering. It’s about how we came to value a state, Israel, above the lives of all the people who live under its control. And it’s about why I believe that Palestinian liberation means Jewish liberation as well. My hope is that even people who disagree fervently with my arguments will feel that it was a written in a spirit of Jewish solidarity and love. And that, in some small way, it might contribute to the struggle for Palestinian freedom while also opening a conversation within the Jewish communities and families ruptured by this horrifying war.
Thanks,
Peter
I look forward to reading your new book. You have always exhibited wisdom and nuance and provided insight on the most intractable conflict of multiple generations.
I could say a lot more, but I'll settle for this: you give me hope at a time when the idea of extending the idea of equal human value to all seems farther and farther away.