All politics is local

Haaretz by Tamer Massalha | Mar. 23, 2011 (Review)
This realistic book is committed to a clear, brave critique of Arab society in Israel. Just don't forget that it's a novel.

Don't bother looking on the map for the Arab village of Zatunia, folks. And no, you won't find a great hummus restaurant there. You may well wonder how this could be, since every Arab town seems to have an "authentic" hummus place that caters to true aficionados. In the case of Zatunia, if there's no hummus joint, it's because this Arab village in the Galilee is a product of the imagination of journalist and writer Oudeh Basharat. Full Story »

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 by Marsha Iverson - Mar. 25, 2011

Massalha's review of Oudeh Basharat's first novel provides interesting insights into his development as a journalist and political activist on behalf of Arabs living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Useful for putting his views on statehood for Palestine into a broader perspective.

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