The Limits of the Land

“An outstanding historical analysis of a core component to the current Middle East dilemma between Israel and the Palestinians.”— Choice Reviews Was Israel’s occupation of the West Bank inevitable? From 1949-1967, the West Bank was the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Many Israelis hoped to conquer it and widen their narrow borders, while many Arabs hoped that it would serve as the core of a future Palestinian state. In The Limits of the Land , Avshalom Rubin presents a sophisticated new por