Khirbet Khizeh

The actors who played the soldiers who expelled the villagers in the TV drama Khirbet Hiz'ah. From left to right: Amos Tal Shir, Itzik Aloni, Dalik Velinitz, Gidi Gov, Avi Luzia, ShragagHarpaz and Avraham Sidi.

Khirbet Khizeh (or Hirbet Hizeh or Hirbet Hizah, Hebrew: חִרְבֶּת חִזְעָה) is a historical fiction novel by Israeli writer S. Yizhar which was published in 1949, and deals with the expulsion of the fictional village of Khirbet Hiz'ah, practically representing a depiction of all Arab villages whose inhabitants were expelled during the Israeli war of independence in 1948, events which are known as the "Nakba".

From 1964 onwards, the book was part of the Israeli high school curriculum.[1]

The book was also a best-seller in Israel.[2]

The story was later made into a 1978 TV drama on Israeli Channel 1 produced by Ram Loevy, and sparked a public debate in Israel on whether it should be broadcast or not.[3]

References

  1. ↑ . The Guardian.
  2. ↑ . Wall Street Journal.
  3. ↑ Cultural Crossroads of the Levant. New York Times. 29 June 2008


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