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Sayed Kashua

kashua - Nir Keidar - January 23 2011
Latest Opinion by Sayed Kashua
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When satire made Israel's opposition leader look less racist than he actually is

Recollections of a one-time encounter with Isaac Herzog that began pleasantly but went sour.

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Like in the good old days in Jerusalem, I'm back to lying about where I'm from

I called a taxi that would get me out of a bad neighborhood, but the situation didn't get less scary inside the cab.

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The Hebron shooting made me want to be home in Israel more than ever

There is nothing for me in a distant land. I have to return, gird my loins, roll up my sleeves and join the Jews and Arabs who are still fighting for our future.

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Israelis and Palestinians already live in a binational state. Ask any jeweler.

Pendants worn by both Palestinian and Jewish patriots prove that the one-state solution is already a reality.

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Sometimes I wonder if my pleasant childhood memories of my hometown are mere nostalgia. Was the situation in Tira always violent and nasty?

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When is it appropriate to use the term 'terrorist'?

I'm starting to think that the unadulterated pain that comes with voluntary exile for political reasons is gradually losing intensity in favor of a routine life without national pathos.

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