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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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