Amman – September 2025
A new book, “A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness”, compiles United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese’s indispensable and damning reports on Israel’s conduct in Palestine since October 2023. In these reports, Albanese outlines the case that this period should be understood as a genocide, situates the ongoing violence within the longer history of Israel’s settler colonialism, and presents a devastating indictment against the international corporations that treat mass killing and destruction as a business opportunity. The volume also includes 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.
The book’s title is a variation on a line from a poem by the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish, serving as a metaphor for hope and strength even in the darkest of times. Its cover features the painting “Children of Gaza Dreaming of Peace” by Malak Mattar, a Palestinian artist from Gaza.
The publication was made possible through the efforts of the Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP), at the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD). With the support of Mandy Turner, GNQP member and Director of the Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem, and Richard Falk, GNQP member and former UN Special Rapporteur, the initiative was realized in collaboration with Pluto Press, a leading independent publisher known since 1969 for amplifying progressive voices and supporting marginalized perspectives.
Noting that all royalties will be donated to the UNRWA, GNQP and ARDD call on advocates, institutions, and individuals committed to justice and freedom of expression to share this publication widely and pre-order copies.
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