The result of a monthlong visit to the region during the summer of 2006, including visits to Nablus, Qalqilyah, and Hebron, Hazan's eloquent account reveals the complex and devastating impact of the occupation. With an introduction by celebrated Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi and an epilogue by activist Michel Warschawski, is a rare portrait of a population living with the reality of war and the dream of peace.