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A B Yehoshua

The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn’t permit them to cross boundaries with other people.

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Our synagogues are spread all over the world, and we want people to respect them and look after them. And we have to respect the places of prayer of others.

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In my own view, Hamas’s frustration derives from a lack of legitimization by Israel and by much of the world. It is this frustration that leads them to such destructive desperation. That’s why we need to grant them status as a legitimate enemy – before we talk about an agreement or, alternatively, about a frontal war.

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In a time of crisis, there is rational tendency to turn to the writer.

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World War II was a trauma that paralysed writers. It was something metaphysical, diabolical.

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I admit I think it is immoral for Jews to live in the Diaspora.

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In my DNA, the Zionist gene is extremely strong.

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We have to rethink the two-state solution.

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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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At the heart of anti-Semitism lies Moses. He made a catastrophic error, a terrible mistake, and all anti-Semitism for two thousand years stems from his misjudgement. Moses said we Jews could remain a people without having a land. He said we don’t need territory to hold onto our Jewish identity. This was a disaster.

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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.

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I only published my first novel at the age of 40. Till then, I wrote short stories.

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