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For the Arabs in Israel there is always a tension between nationality and identity.

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian Poet

Born: Mar 13, 1941

Died: Aug 9, 2008

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Arabs, Tension, Between, Identity, Always, Israel, Nationality

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