The Neck and the Sword: Palestine's Unfinished Struggle
Oct 2026 · Verso Books
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A remarkable set of conversations between two towering activists for Palestinian liberation
In The Neck and the Sword, Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali bring to bear the lessons learned from a lifetime of political engagement and study in order to comprehend a sea change in Middle East politics. Since 2023, the world has witnessed the decimation of Gaza, the slaughter of its residents, and the terrorization of Palestinians in the West Bank. As a consequence, support for the Palestinian struggle, which for decades has been shunned and maligned, has swelled to an unprecedented level across the US, Europe, and beyond. What future now awaits Palestine?
This frank and sober discussion provides an essential overview of Palestinian intellectual and political history. There is biting criticism of US foreign policy, as well as insightful geopolitical analysis. Refusing to shy away from controversy, Khalidi and Ali discuss issues as wide-ranging as Palestinian resistance strategy, the failures of neighboring Arab states to support Palestine, and Western complicity in the ongoing genocide. This is crucial reading for anyone committed to Palestinian liberation.
In The Neck and the Sword, Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali bring to bear the lessons learned from a lifetime of political engagement and study in order to comprehend a sea change in Middle East politics. Since 2023, the world has witnessed the decimation of Gaza, the slaughter of its residents, and the terrorization of Palestinians in the West Bank. As a consequence, support for the Palestinian struggle, which for decades has been shunned and maligned, has swelled to an unprecedented level across the US, Europe, and beyond. What future now awaits Palestine?
This frank and sober discussion provides an essential overview of Palestinian intellectual and political history. There is biting criticism of US foreign policy, as well as insightful geopolitical analysis. Refusing to shy away from controversy, Khalidi and Ali discuss issues as wide-ranging as Palestinian resistance strategy, the failures of neighboring Arab states to support Palestine, and Western complicity in the ongoing genocide. This is crucial reading for anyone committed to Palestinian liberation.
A remarkable set of conversations between two towering activists for Palestinian liberation
In The Neck and the Sword, Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali bring to bear the lessons learned from a lifetime of political engagement and study in order to comprehend a sea change in Middle East politics. Sin...
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Rashid Khalidi is the author of the bestselling Hundred Years War on Palestine, as well as Palestinian Identity, Brokers of Deceit, and The Iron Cage. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other journals. He is the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University in New York and editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies.
Tariq Ali is a writer and historian. He first visited Palestine after the Six-Day War in 1967. He is a longstanding member of the editorial committee of New Left Review and the author of over fifty books on world history and politics, including The Clash of Fundamentalisms and Bushin Babylon.
Tariq Ali is a writer and historian. He first visited Palestine after the Six-Day War in 1967. He is a longstanding member of the editorial committee of New Left Review and the author of over fifty books on world history and politics, including The Clash of Fundamentalisms and Bushin Babylon.
Rashid Khalidi is the author of the bestselling Hundred Years War on Palestine, as well as Palestinian Identity, Brokers of Deceit, and The Iron Cage. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other journals. He is the Edward Said P...
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