Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000--2010

"One of the most important books on Israel/Palestine in this generation."—The New York Review of Books

Support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory—both internationally and within Israel itself—rests on the belief that the Israeli army's presence in the West Bank and Gaza is essentially protective, aimed at safeguarding the country from terror. But Israeli soldiers themselves tell a profoundly different story. In this landmark work, which includes more than a hundred …