{"product_id":"where-the-line-is-drawn-a-tale-of-crossings-friendships-and-fifty-years-of-occupation-in-israel-palestine-9781620972915","title":"Where the Line Is Drawn: A Tale of Crossings, Friendships, and Fifty Years of Occupation in Israel-Palestine","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaja Shehadeh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, lawyer, and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eStrangers in the House\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOccupation Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLanguage of War, Language of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e; the 2008 Orwell Prize-winning \u003cem\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eWhere the Line Is Drawn\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press). He has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. He lives in Ramallah, Palestine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726696943890,"sku":"9781620972915","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17dacae6-585c-451a-a207-0ca8ad81ade7.jpg?v=1734879568","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-the-line-is-drawn-a-tale-of-crossings-friendships-and-fifty-years-of-occupation-in-israel-palestine-9781620972915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}