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Khirbet Khizeh
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, Itzik Aloni, Dalik Velinitz, Gidi Gov, Avi Luzia, ShragagHarpaz and Avraham Sidi.
'Khirbet Khizeh' (Hebrew: , also 'Hirbet Hizeh, Hirbet Hizah') is a historical fiction novel by Israeli writer S. Yizhar which was published in 1949, and deals with the expulsion of the fictional village of 'Khirbet Hiz'ah', practically representing a depiction of all Arab villages whose inhabitants were expelled during the 1948 ArabIsraeli War in 1948, events which are known to Palestinians as the 'Nakba'.
From 1964 onwards, the book was part of the Israeli high school curriculum.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/12/rereading-jacqueline-rose-khirbet-khizeh]. 'The Guardian'. Gil Hochberg described it as the first example of the "shooting and crying" genre.
The book was also a best-seller in Israel.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/controversial-israeli-novella-finally-hits-the-u-s-1418223919]. 'Wall Street Journal'.
The story was later made into a 1978 TV drama on Israeli Channel 1 produced by Ram Loevy, and sparked a public debate in Israel on whether it should be broadcast or not.[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/books/review/Donadio-t.html Cultural Crossroads of the Levant]. 'New York Times'. 29 June 2008
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Category:20th-century Israeli novels
Category:1949 novels
Category:1948 ArabIsraeli War
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