Where the Line Is Drawn
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Where the Line Is Drawn

A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine

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Where the Line Is Drawn

A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine

About this book


"[Shehadeh's] books are maps, painstakingly pieced together, of regions lost to senseless division, to bad choices, and to lies."
The Nation

"Remarkable and hopeful . . . a deeply honest and intense memoir."
—Gal Beckerman, The New York Times Book Review


A moving account of one man's border crossings—both literal and figurative—by the award-winning author of Palestinian Walks, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War

In what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in Palestinian Walks, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's occupation.

In Where the Line Is Drawn, Shehadeh explores how occupation has affected him personally, chronicling the various crossings that he undertook into Israel over a period of forty years to visit friends and family, to enjoy the sea, to argue before the Israeli courts, and to negotiate failed peace agreements.

Those forty years also saw him develop a close friendship with Henry, a Canadian Jew who immigrated to Israel at around the same time Shehadeh returned to Palestine from studying in London. While offering an unforgettably poignant exploration of Palestinian-Israeli relationships, Where the Line Is Drawn also provides an anatomy of friendship and an exploration of whether, in the bleakest of circumstances, it is possible for bonds to transcend political divisions.

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Information

Publisher
The New Press
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781620972922
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1. The Stamp Collector: Ramallah, 1959
  7. 2. Henry: Tel Aviv, 1977
  8. 3. Visiting Jaffa: Jaffa, 1978
  9. 4. Naomi: Jerusalem, 1981
  10. 5. The Sea: Akka, 1971
  11. 6. The Bougainvillea: Ramallah, 1988
  12. 7. An Interlude: Jerusalem, 1980
  13. 8. Allenby Bridge: 1992
  14. 9. Mad: Ramallah, 1993
  15. 10. Crossings during the Second Intifada: Ramallah, 2000
  16. 11. Forbidden Roads: Jerusalem, 2004
  17. 12. Shocking News: Ramallah, 2006
  18. 13. Israel at My Doorstep: Ramallah, 2009
  19. 14. Lunch at Everest: Beit Jalla, 2013
  20. Acknowledgements
  21. About the Author