I was proud my father spoke Arabic fluently - his ... -A. B. Yehoshua

I was proud my father spoke Arabic fluently - his father sent him to learn Arabic from a sheikh - and we had Arab friends. His task of understanding the Arabs - not only politics but poetry - was very important; he took it as a vocation.

A. B. Yehoshua , Novelist
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A. B. Yehoshua is a highly regarded novelist known for his literary works that explore complex themes such as identity, history, and culture. Through his compelling storytelling and rich character development, Yehoshua has made significant contributions to contemporary Israeli literature and garnered international acclaim for his thought-provoking narratives.

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Jews outside Israel live in permanent contradiction. I think they should come home....
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We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed ...
Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries....
So with truth - there is a certain moment when one can say, this is the truth and here I put a dot, a stop, and I go to another thing. A judge has to ...
One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are ...
I don't think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to contribute to other peoples....
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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
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Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
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