{"product_id":"where-the-line-is-drawn","title":"Where the Line Is Drawn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Shehadeh's] books are maps, painstakingly pieced together, of regions lost to senseless division, to bad choices, and to lies.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable and hopeful . . . a deeply honest and intense memoir.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gal Beckerman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moving account of one man's border crossings--both literal and figurative--by the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/em\u003e, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six Day War\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in \u003cem\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhere the Line Is Drawn\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose 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, \u003cem\u003eWhere the Line Is Drawn\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50020720902394,"sku":"9781620972915","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_c26e1966-6899-4afb-a1d0-a06d4cf8aec7.jpg?v=1786137030","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/where-the-line-is-drawn","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}