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| Shimon Tzabar (died 19 March 2007) was a member of the editorial board of . He described himself as a "Hebrew speaking Palestinian". Born in Tel-Aviv in 1926. In his teens he was a member of all the three terrorist organizations in Palestine: ], ], and ] (]) that fought the British. With the establishment of Israel, he was involved in the first three wars: 1948-50, 1956, and 1967. He strongly disagreed with the occupation of the West Bank and being disgusted with the Jewish public attitude to the Palestinians, left the country and settled in England, where he lived in London. | Shimon Tzabar (died 19 March 2007) was a member of the editorial board of . He described himself as a "Hebrew speaking Palestinian". Born in Tel-Aviv in 1926. In his teens he was a member of all the three terrorist organizations in Palestine: ] , ], and ] (]) that fought the British. With the establishment of Israel, he was involved in the first three wars: 1948-50, 1956, and 1967. He strongly disagreed with the occupation of the West Bank and being disgusted with the Jewish public attitude to the Palestinians, left the country and settled in England, where he lived in London. | ||
| Before leaving Israel he was a columnist for a number of years for both the daily "]" and the weekly "]". Published 27 books in Hebrew, including works of fiction, travel, children's books and poetry. Allan Lane, the hard cover "Penguin", published his English book: "The White Flag Principle" that had been translated and published in Japan and in most European languages. | Before leaving Israel he was a columnist for a number of years for both the daily "]" and the weekly "]". Published 27 books in Hebrew, including works of fiction, travel, children's books and poetry. Allan Lane, the hard cover "Penguin", published his English book: "The White Flag Principle" that had been translated and published in Japan and in most European languages. | ||
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Shimon Tzabar (died 19 March 2007) was a member of the editorial board of Israel Imperial News. He described himself as a "Hebrew speaking Palestinian". Born in Tel-Aviv in 1926. In his teens he was a member of all the three terrorist organizations in Palestine: Lehi , Etzel, and Haganah (Palmach) that fought the British. With the establishment of Israel, he was involved in the first three wars: 1948-50, 1956, and 1967. He strongly disagreed with the occupation of the West Bank and being disgusted with the Jewish public attitude to the Palestinians, left the country and settled in England, where he lived in London.
Before leaving Israel he was a columnist for a number of years for both the daily "Haaretz" and the weekly "Ha'olam Haze". Published 27 books in Hebrew, including works of fiction, travel, children's books and poetry. Allan Lane, the hard cover "Penguin", published his English book: "The White Flag Principle" that had been translated and published in Japan and in most European languages.
In 2004, Michelin threatened to sue him for trademark infringement, after he published a study of Israel's prisons under the title "MUCH BETTER THAN THE OFFICIAL MICHELIN Guide to Israeli prisons, Jails, concentration camps and torture chambers"; they eventually dropped the case.
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