A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Part activist memoir part crash course in Jewish and
Palestinian history Genocide Bad dismantles Zionist propaganda and maps a course towards
collective liberation in ten unapologetic essays. Part activist memoir part crash course in
Jewish and Palestinian history Genocide Bad dismantles Zionist propaganda in ten unapologetic
essays. Drawing connections between Biblical promises and exploding pagers medieval dress
codes and modern-day apartheid Kern sketches a sweeping history of imperialism with their
characteristic blend of far-ranging research pop-culture insights and scathing humor. Kern
a former teacher journalist novelist and book influencer gained international recognition
as an anti-Zionist Jewish activist in the days after October 7th 2023. At a time when social
media was flooded with “I Stand with Israel” posts Kern started sharing content encouraging
their followers to read Palestinian books learn Palestinian history and question Western
reporting on Palestine—videos which went viral into tens of millions of views. Despite facing
hate messages death threats and exile from the Zionist Jewish community Kern has remained
steadfast in their advocacy over the past year. They’ve posted daily videos on Palestinian
Jewish and colonial history and they’ve raised over $500 000 in direct aid for families in
Gaza—all while navigating the challenges of pregnancy childbirth and parenting a newborn. In
Genocide Bad Kern reflects on the life experiences that led them to anti-Zionist activism
while capturing and expanding upon their online educational content. Kern 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.
