Quote

I am the most popular man in Israel.

I grew up in Haifa and enjoyed the wonderful beaches and Mount Carmel that rolls into the Mediterranean Sea. From my early days at home, I remember a strong encouragement to study.

When I was born here on one of the farms in Israel, my childhood, I never thought for one day that we will not be living together with Arabs.

There are many Israelis who live abroad and love the country.

There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.

People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.

In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that.

I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925.

I grew up in Jerusalem and went to school here. I studied at the Hebrew University - mostly Islam and Arabic: Arab literature, Arab poetry and culture, because I felt like we are living in this region, in the Middle East, and we are not alone: There are nations here whose culture is Arab.