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The Lemon Tree Analysis
The Israel-Palestinian conflict has been a major source of communal tension amongst Arabs and Jews in the last century. Disagreements over whom the land rightfully belongs to have erupted in violence, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and fighters. This fierce fighting has led to public outcry for the two factions to come to a peaceful solution that will once again bring stability to the region. Sandy Tolan, author of The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East presents the conflict through the true histories of two families, antithetical in nature, whose pasts ultimately lead them down a road of friendship. Despite a few exaggerations and assumptions, Tolan presents a well-researched, impartial history
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