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Also by Akiva Eldar:

Lords of the Land, October 2007
Hardcover

Also by Idith Zertal:

Lords of the Land, October 2007
Hardcover

Lords of the Land
Akiva Eldar, Idith Zertal

The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007

Nation Books
October 2007
On Sale: September 28, 2007
576 pages
ISBN: 1568583702
EAN: 9781568583709
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

Lords of the Land tells the tragic story of Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the aftermath of the 1967 war and Israel’s devastating victory over its Arab neighbors, catastrophe struck both the soul and psyche of the state of Israel. Based on years of research, and written by one of Israel's leading historians and journalists, this involving narrative focuses on the settlers themselves — often fueled by messianic zeal but also inspired by the original Zionist settlers — and shows the role the state of Israel has played in nurturing them through massive economic aid and legal sanctions.

The occupation, the authors argue, has transformed the very foundations of Israel's society, economy, army, history, language, moral profile, and international standing. “The vast majority of the 6.5 million Israelis who live in their country do not know any other reality,” the authors write. “The vast majority of the 3.5 million Palestinians who live in the regions of their occupied land do not know any other reality. The prolonged military occupation and the Jewish settlements that are perpetuating it have toppled Israeli governments and have brought Israel's democracy and its political culture to the brink of an abyss.”

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