I Was Born And Bred

Israel Is A Fulfilled Dream. Nothing That Exists Here Existed Here A Hundred Years Ago. "the State Of The Jews" Was Not A Title Of A Country. It Was A Title Of A Futuristic Novel. A Little More Than A Hundred Years Ago, "tel Aviv" Was Not A City. It Was A Title Of Another Novel Written By The Same Author. The "return To Zion" Was A Name Of Another Novel. There Was A Bookshelf. There Was No State. There Was No Nation. All You Can See, If You Look Through The Window - Everything You See Is A Fulfillment Of Dreams, Different Dreams.

Literature May Open A Third Eye In The Middle Of The Reader's Forehead.

I Know One Or Two Things About Fanaticism And Death, And I Reject Them.

It's Possible A Palestinian State Will Be Installed Over The Heads Of The Palestinians. It Could Be Part Of An Agreement Between The Israeli Government And Moderate Arab States, But Not One Between Israel And The Palestinians.

Literature Is About Telling Stories. Now, The Gift Of Literature Is That, In Some Lucky Cases, Reading A Novel Or A Story Makes The Reader More Curious, More Open-minded. It May Open A Third Eye In The Middle Of The Reader's Forehead.