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" I wanted the Israeli mainstream audience to meet different kinds of Arabs - not just terrorists or politicians - and to listen to their language and their stories. "

Sayed Kashua

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Sayed Kashua

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" I tell you a joke to have you listen to me, and then maybe I will tell you another joke that we can laugh together and feel equal. And then I will tell you a story hopefully that will make you cry. So I think that's the way that I approach the columns, as a surviving tool in a way. "

Sayed Kashua

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Sayed Kashua

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" I don't like identity. We accept identities in Israel. We make them holy. But what does identity really mean? "

Sayed Kashua

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