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The Eng­lish trans­la­tion is cer­tain to con­tin­ue to fan the flames of the seem­ing­ly implaca­ble fires that con­tin­ue to rage through­out Mid­dle East­ern soci­ety and influ­ence the polit­i­cal land­scape worldwide. Orig­i­nal­ly writ­ten in Hebrew, The War of Return quick­ly became a best­seller in Israel when it was pub­lished there last year. These and oth­er sharply debat­ed ques­tions under­pin this riv­et­ing new book by two artic­u­late Israelis with a strong set of view­points on the sub­ject.

They argue that this Palestinian demand for a “right of return” has no legal or moral basis and make an impassioned plea for the US, the UN, and the EU to recognize this fact, for the good of Israelis and Palestinians alike.Ī runaway bestseller in Israel, the first English translation of The War of Return is certain to spark lively debate throughout America and abroad.What is a refugee? Who decides? What are refugees’ rights? Who deter­mines them? In The War of Return, Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf-both liberal Israelis supportive of a two-state solution-reveal the origins of the idea of a right of return, and explain how UNRWA – the very agency charged with finding a solution for the refugees – gave in to Palestinian, Arab and international political pressure to create a permanent “refugee” problem. Their belief in a “right of return” is one of the largest obstacles to successful diplomacy and lasting peace in the region. This group-unlike countless others that were displaced in the aftermath of World War II and other conflicts-has remained unsettled, demanding to settle in the state of Israel. More than seventy years later, most of their houses are long gone, but millions of their descendants are still registered as refugees, with many living in refugee camps. In 1948, seven hundred thousand Palestinians were forced out of their homes by the first Arab-Israeli War. Two prominent Israeli liberals argue that for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to end with peace, Palestinians must come to terms with the fact that there will be no “right of return.”