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Matthew Teller

Matthew Teller

Matthew Teller is an author, travel writer and documentary-maker. His book, “Nine Quarters of Jerusalem: A New Biography of the Old City,” is published by Profile Books (U.K.) and Other Press (U.S.).

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Making It Work From the River to the Sea

Making It Work From the River to the Sea

Negotiations and wars have demonstrably failed to bring any resolution to Israel and Palestine. But while history is littered with failed partitions, there is another way. The challenge is to decouple peace from land, and recognize that security depends not on territory but on equal treatment.

Matthew Teller
Heaven and Earth: Jerusalem the Enigma

Heaven and Earth: Jerusalem the Enigma

"It didn’t matter that the city had no river, no strategic value and no natural sources of commercial wealth. It had God." Despite the odd choice location for a great city, Jerusalem has for centuries meant so much to so many people.

Matthew Teller