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Shimon Tzabar (born 5 March, 1926 in Tel Aviv, died 19 March, 2007 in London) was a member of the editorial board of Israel Imperial News. He described himself as a "Hebrew speaking Palestinian".

In his teens he was a member of all three Jewish underground military organizations in British Mandatory 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.

Partial bibliography

• The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why), New York 2003, ISBN 978-1568582597
• Yemenite and Sabra Cookery, (with Naomi Tzabar) Tel-Aviv 1979, ISBN 978-9652340016
• An Illustrated Key for the Identification of Wild Mushrooms, Fungi and Toadstools Interactive CD-Rom,

External links

• Israel Imperial News
• Obituary in Haaretz, 21 March 2007

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