The total area of the state of Israel is 22,145 square kilometers, while the total area of the entire Arab peninsula is roughly 1,930,000 square kilometers. In other words, Israel takes up a total land area of less than 0.2% of the region.1 A mere sliver when one considers the vast expanse of this desert clime.  There are many reasons why, as I will argue in the following, the Israel-Palestine conflict is not primarily about land. For now, I humbly request the reader, while perusing the following paragraphs, to carefully consider the implications, with regards to the contentious politics of the region, of the State of Israel being so exorbitantly tiny.