History did not begin on October 7th
Posted: 7th October 2026
Central to Israel’s efforts in justifying its genocide is the suggestion that the events of October 7, 2023, interrupted peace in the region and took place without provocation. History tells a different story.
For readers that won’t settle for such fictions, we present our updated Free Palestine reading list.
Available for preorder
This week we welcome three new titles to the Verso catalogue
New titles include: Falastiniyyat by Nada Elia, Expulsion of the Palestinians by Nur Masalha, and Blaming the Victims edited by Christopher Hitchens and Edward W. Said.
“The Good Society and the Inner World” at Thirty-Five
David K. Seitz revisits Michael Rustin’s Braiding of Socialist Politics with Kleinian Psychoanalysis.
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