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Ghada Karmi's storytelling eloquence is celebrated. Now the sheer power ...

(John Pilger)

Ghada Karmi's storytelling eloquence is celebrated. Now the sheer power ...

(John Pilger)

The demise of the  two-state solution makes Ghada Karmi's work ...

(Dr Nur Masalha, Reader in Religion and P)

The demise of the two-state solution makes Ghada Karmi's work ...

(Dr Nur Masalha, Reader in Religion and P)

Ghada Karmi's direct and incisive prose is a welcome contribution ...

(Ilan Pappe, author of A History of Moder)

Two rabbis visited Palestine in 1897 to examine its suitablity ...

(Hampstead and Highgate Express)

Married to Another Man
Israel's Dilemma in Palestine

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Two rabbis, visiting Palestine in 1897, observed that the land was like a bride, 'beautiful, but married to another man'. By which they meant that, if a place was to be found for Israel in Palestine, where would the people of Palestine go? This is a dilemma that Israel has never been able to resolve.

No conflict today is more dangerous than that between Israel and the Palestinians. The implications it has for regional and global security cannot be overstated. The peace process as we know it is dead and no solution is in sight. Nor, as this book argues, will that change until everyone involved in finding a solution accepts the real causes of conflict, and its consequences on the ground.

Leading writer Ghada Karmi explains in fascinating detail the difficulties Israel's existence created for the Arab world and why the search for a solution has been so elusive. Ultimately, she argues that the conflict will end only once the needs of both Arabs and Israelis are accommodated equally. Her startling conclusions overturn conventional thinking -- but they are hard to refute.

About The Author

Ghada Karmi is a research fellow and lecturer at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. She is the author of several books, including her widely acclaimed memoir, In Search of Fatima.

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