The Much Too Promised Land
America's Elusive Search for ArabIsraeli Peace

For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker ArabIsraeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century: Why has the worlds greatest superpower failed to find a solution for peace in the Middle East? Here is an insiders view of the peace process, filled with unforgettable behindthescenes stories and interviews with all the key players as they disclose the inner thoughts and strategies that motivated them. The result is a book which shatters preconceived notions about tackling the complicated issues of culture, religion, domestic politics, and national security that have definedand often deraileda half century of diplomacy.