A vital history of Gaza from ancient times to the present - challenging Israel's attempts to erase its heritage
Today, Gaza is in ruins after a genocide committed before our eyes. More than 80% of its buildings were destroyed, and its residents suffered unspeakable horrors. For more than twenty years, Gaza has been an open prison.
But Gaza was once an integral part of the Arab world and the Eastern Mediterranean, where merchants traded their goods, and intellectual and religious life flourished, across all three Abrahamic religions.Various empires, such as the Persian, Roman, Mamluk, and Ottoman, competed for control of Gaza, and were famous for its silk, fruit, and wine. Ilan Pappé tells the story of Gaza from Roman rule to the present day, revealing the indomitable spirit of the people of Gaza, and the possibility of building a more just future in a free Palestine.
