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Pioneers or pirates? New novel questions pre-state Zionist narrative
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Alon Hilu
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for June 3, 2008.

A controversial new book that goes back in time to 19th century Tel Aviv challenges the spot reserved in collective Zionist memory for the first wave of Jewish immigration.

The book is Ahuzat Dajani, Hebrew for "The House of Dajani", written by Alon Hilu. It tells the story of Chaim Kalvarisky, a new immigrant who comes to Ottoman-era Jaffa determined to buy up Arab lands to be used for Jewish settlement.


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n the work of historical fiction, Kalvarisky works to expel the Dajani estate's inhabitants - an Arab widow and her son. The property in question refers to the plot of land where the Azrieli Center's three skyscrapers stand today and the story is a compilation of fictional diary entries written by Kalvarisky and Saleh, the Arab boy.



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      1.   Novel on first of Jjwish Re-immigration 02:02  |  Dee Howe 04/06/08
      2.   #1 A fictional novel portrays the truth? 12:38  |  Hastaroth 04/06/08
      3.   A true story based on real novel... 15:24  |  Uri 04/06/08
      4.   comrades, buy this book, and use it for PR 15:26  |  Leon Rosgarten 04/06/08
      5.   For sure 16:59  |  Ofer from Ofer 04/06/08
      6.   There is something wrong with this 17:38  |  Israeli 04/06/08
      7.   #6 18:19  |  observer 04/06/08
      8.   #6 You are so right 18:39  |  MR 04/06/08
      9.   Leftists have no motherland. Instead they have money. 19:09  |  no name 04/06/08
      10.   Misleading column 19:38  |  Hal Hartiras 04/06/08
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      12.   The only people who were displaced 21:43  |  Bob 04/06/08
      13.   Fiction is just fiction and does not "challenge" anything 21:50  |  Realist 04/06/08
      14.   Arab displacement? 22:25  |  Yacoub 04/06/08
      15.   Such crap 22:41  |  Ariel 04/06/08
      16.   Historial Facts 23:29  |  nh 04/06/08
      17.   More Fiction and Lies from the Suicidal Left 23:35  |  Jewish Man 04/06/08
      18.   Confused? Buying land OK. so what? 23:48  |  David 04/06/08
      19.   Bad Translation 00:42  |  ARTH 05/06/08
      20.   #6 00:46  |  ARTH 05/06/08
      21.   Mr Hilu should wear sackcloth 01:27  |  Baruch 05/06/08
      22.   Already in 1932 "Haaretz" questioned usual narrative,writing 02:12  |  Absolutew Sweden 05/06/08
      23.   Comrade Leon Rosgarten lost in Ramat Aviv 03:12  |  Connie 05/06/08
      24.   Arabsand their lies- not to mention their lack of truth. 04:28  |  EGW 05/06/08
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