Israel and Palestine: why they fight and can they stop?

Challenges the conventional view of the struggle as driven primarily by irrational, nationalist and religious ideologies. Instead he focuses on hitherto relatively neglected dimensions - population, labour, environment and the social dynamics of political change. Shows that Israelis and Palestinians live today in 'Siamese twin societies'. However much they may wish to, neither side can escape the presence and influence of the other. Despite the current impasse, bloodshed and hate-mongering, Wasserstein offers a realistic basis for optimism. The demographic, economic and social imperatives are compelling the two sides towards some form of symbiosis and accommodation