The issue of nativism forms the base of any national culture, including Hebrew culture and literature. This book discusses the political and literary aspects of this phenomenon as it examines the work of three Hebrew poets: Esther Raab, Haim Gouri and Moshe Dor. Even though they differ in their poetics, they are similar by way of the debate they have with the territory of the land of Israel. Their common identity is what Israeli culture calls “Sabra” – the cactus fruit, prickly on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside – which is a metaphor of the Jewish settlers in the land of Israel, being tough and connected to the land. All three poets, in their own way, have an organistic relationship with the Land of Israel, driven by the fact the merely inhabiting this land is controversial. Basing the argument on postcolonial theory, the book examines the literary and political justifications for the native Jew to inhabit his promised land.