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In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenocide Bad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kern reflects on the life experiences that led them to anti-Zionist activism, while capturing and expanding upon their online educational content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKern doesn’t flinch when confronting the horrors of genocides past and present, but there is also tremendous hope contained in these pages—hope that springs from examples of courage and resilience in the face of extreme violence, and from the kinds of resistance that might just lead to our collective liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49751945806110,"sku":"9781623716363","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-04-21T133236.679.jpg?v=1745256779"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/collections\/political-science.oembed?page=8","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}