THE ONLY LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND. Copyright © 2017 by Nathan Thrall. All rights reserved. For information, address Henry Holt and Co., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Portions of this book previously appeared, in different form, in the following publications: The New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, and Foreign Affairs.

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Thrall, Nathan, author.

Title: The only language they understand: forcing compromise in Israel and Palestine / Nathan Thrall.

Description: New York, New York: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016036968 | ISBN 9781627797092 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781627797108 (electronic book)

Subjects: LCSH: Arab-Israeli conflict. | Jewish-Arab relations. | Palestinian Arabs—Israel—History.

Classification: LCC DS 119.7 .T487 2017 | DDC 956.9405/5—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016036968

First Edition: May 2017

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