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.
Cover design by Rick Pracher
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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