BY TOPIC: 1948
30 post/s found with this tag.[ePalestine] The Original No: Why the Arabs Rejected Zionism and Why it Matters (A MUST READ)
May 15, 1948
Haaretz: Israel’s Palestinians are not a minority (Amira Hass)
Amira Hass: Israel’s ‘right to self-defense’ – a tremendous propaganda victory
Independent (UK): Is Gideon Levy the most hated man in Israel or just the most heroic?
Where are we Headed? A Reflection on the 73rd Anniversary of Kristallnacht (by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb)
Al Jazeera: Stripped of my clothes, my father, but not of my right to return (By Asma Jaber)

I’m Omar Saad and I will not be a soldier in your army

The Galilee First!
The Daily Beast: Bean Counting States
We Shall Return: The Story of Iqrit (by Fida Jiryis) A MUST READ
WSJ: The Myth of Israel’s Favorable Treatment of Palestinian Christians
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“The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide” [Book Review]
Although she arrived in Israel in 1999 as an ardent Zionist, over several years she became more and more interested in discovering the true situation of the Arabs inside Israel, who despite their sizable proportion of the population, seemed all but invisible to her. This led to her decision to move to Tamra, a single Jew in a town of over 25,000 Arabs. This was an unprecedented action in Israeli society. The deep friendships she developed reflect her view that despite the unofficial policy of separation that is actively promoted by the Israeli government, there is true hope of reconciliation and cooperation.
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“The Arabs in Israel” by Sabri Jiryis [Recommended]
A classic account of the situation of Arabs in Israel in the 18 years following its creation. Sabri Jiryis, born in 1938 in the Christian Arab town of Fassuta, is an Arab Israeli writer and lawyer, a graduate of the Hebrew University law faculty, and prominent Palestinian activist. In 1966 the first edition of his book The Arabs in Israel was published in Hebrew.