{"product_id":"where-the-line-is-drawn-9781620972915","title":"Where the Line Is Drawn","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkable and hopeful . . . a deeply honest and intense memoir.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gal Beckerman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Raja Shehadeh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283788345595,"sku":"9781620972915","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d16b4b93-c5b5-4b7c-8662-62f35003f1cd.jpg?v=1771476423","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/where-the-line-is-drawn-9781620972915","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}