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Tawfiq Zayyad (1929-1994)
Date:
July 05 2021
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Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question
Biography | A native of Nazareth, Tawfiq Zayyad is a prominent poet of resistance and scholar of Palestinian popular literature. Zayyad published several poetry collections, such as the 1966 diwan I Shake Your Hands, fervently. He was a leader of the Israeli Communist Party—the most popular among the Palestinian Arab minority—and represented the party in the Knesset for many years. In 1975, Zayyad was elected mayor of Nazareth, and his name is ever associated with Land day on March 30, 1976, which became a national day celebrated annually by Palestinians everywhere.
Learn more about Tawfiq Zayyad by reading his biography on the Palestinian Timeline.
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