Tawfiq zayyad biography sample
Tawfiq zayyad biography sample
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A leader by example: Tawfiq Zayyad and the Palestinian struggle
THE OPTIMIST
A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad
by Tamir Sorek
pp Stanford University Press $26
For many, including myself, the seven-decade long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people has quite simply broken their resolve and belief in the dream of a just solution which recognizes the inalienable rights of the Palestinians and Israelis.
The past two decades have been especially pessimistic regarding that vision, with the rise of Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremist, right-wing platform and rule seemingly erasing any and all possibilities for the fulfillment of Palestinian rights and justice.
For Palestinian citizens of Israel (also known as 48’ Arabs) such as myself, the Palestinian struggle has been an especially disorienting question given the status that has been imposed on us by the Israeli government.
Our mere existence is full of contradictions and dilemmas, a prospect which can alienate us from the peace