A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness by Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese has emerged as one of the clearest and most courageous voices speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Palestine and the complicity of the powerful Western states that have enabled it. At a time when international law, human rights and the credibility of the United Nations itself are under sustained attack, Albanese has refused to be silenced. Her work has documented not only the scale of Israel’s crimes, but also the political and economic interests that continue to profit from the destruction of Palestinian life.

This book brings together Albanese’s essential reports on Palestine since October 2023. They set out the case for understanding this period as genocide, place the present catastrophe within the longer history of Israeli settler colonialism, and expose the role of international corporations in turning occupation, devastation and mass killing into a business model.

The collection also includes Albanese’s own reflections on the current moment, alongside contributions from former UN special rapporteurs Richard Falk, John Dugard and Michael Lynk, who write from their own experience of bearing witness to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian people. With a preface by Lex Takkenberg and Mandy Turner, this is a vital record of truth-telling in an age of repression, and an urgent contribution to the struggle for justice.