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Emile Habibi ( August , 1921 - May 3 , 1996 ) was a Palestinian - Israeli writer and politician.1Born in Haifa to a Protestant Palestinian family, he became one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Palestine during the British Mandate period. He supported the 1947 UN Partition Plan and chose to remain in Haifa until his death, despite it coming under Israeli control following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . He served in the Israeli Knesset between 1953 and 1972. Habibi began writing short stories in the 1960s , and in 1972 resigned from the Knesset in order to write his first novel: The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist . A classic of modern Arab literature, the book depicts the life of an Israeli Arab , employing black humour and satire . He followed this by other books, short stories and a play. His last novel, published in 1992, was Saraya, the Ogre's Daughter . In 1990 Habibi received the Al Quds Prize from the PLO , while two years later he received the Israel Prize . His willingness to accept both reflected his belief in coexistence.2
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Imil (Emile) Shukri Habibi ( , , 28 January 1922 – 2 May 1996) was a Palestinian - Israeli writer and politician.
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member of the Knesset Imil (Emile) Shukri Habiby ( , , 28 January 1922 – 2 May 1996) was a Palestinian and Israeli Arab writer of Arabic expression and a communist politician, son of a Christian family.
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member of the Knesset Emile Shukri Habibi ( , , 28 January 1922 – 2 May 1996) was an Israeli Arab writer of Arabic literature and a politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the communist parties Maki and Rakah .
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Palestinian-Israeli writer of Arabic literature and politician (1922-1996) Emile Shukri Habibi ( , , 28 January 1922 – 2 May 1996) was a Palestinian-Israeli writer of Arabic literature and a politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the communist parties Maki and Rakah ."All Past and Present MKs" , Knesset website Abdel-Malek, K.
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Palestinian-Israeli writer of Arabic literature and politician (1922-1996) Emile Shukri Habibi ( Arabic : إميل حبيبي , Hebrew : אמיל חביבי ; 28 January 1922 – 2 May 1996) was a Palestinian-Israeli writer of Arabic literature and a politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the communist parties Maki and Rakah . The Rhetoric of Violence: Arab-Jewish Encounters in Contemporary Palestinian Literature and Film .
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palestinian - israeli writer and politician
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palestinian-israeli writer of arabic parties maki and rakah
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