Author Tamir Sorek responds to Hatim Kanaaneh’s review of his book, “The Optimist: A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad.”
It is impossible for an Israeli historian who doesn’t reject Zionism to understand Galilee resistance leader Tawfiq Zayyad, whose life shows, Mere Palestinian existence is undesirable in the eyes of the average Jewish Israeli, writes Hatim Kanaaneh.
Anan Ameri’s memoir “The Wandering Palestinian” is beautifully written in the tradition of Arab story telling. Its humorous and poignant chapters travel a reader to Beirut, Detroit, Washington, and Jerusalem, interweaving the forty-year personal narrative of a free spirited Arab woman who arrives in the USA in 1974, with the larger issues of migration, racism, sexism, and institution building.
Tamir Sorek’s must read exploration of Tawfiq Zayyad should bring renewed attention to the visionary life and work of this Palestinian poet, legislator, and activist.
Alice Rothchild is inspired by a visit to the Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society in Aida refugee camp in occupied Bethlehem. Abdelfattah Abusrour founded Alrowwad 21 years ago in a mission to serve the needs of the community, and give children and young people every possibility to live rather than to die for their country.