Rabbi Greene will be in conversation with Dr. Einat Wilf on her groundbreaking book, a bestseller in Israel that is now out in English.  In The War of Return, Wilf and Adi Schwartz 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.”  Schwartz and 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. 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.

The book is widely available.