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Gideon’s Directory 1938-1939: Lebanon – Syria – Palestine

2026-05-24T11:27:13+03:00May 24, 2026|Categories: Documents|

It is a brilliant idea to release a digital version of "Gideon's Directory" and let the general public browse through it. It's not just any guide - when I browsed through it, I was stunned. It's a rare and valuable historical asset. You can learn a lot from it about that period, about the thriving culture that existed at the time, and most importantly, about the shared way of life, freedom of movement, and the atmosphere of reconciliation that prevailed between the countries of the region and their residents.

Indicateur Gédéon 1938-1939 : Liban – Syrie – Palestine

2026-08-24T09:37:08+03:00May 24, 2026|Categories: Documents, Français|

La publication d'une version numérique de l' « Indicateur Gédéon », qui permet à un public plus large de feuilleter ce guide, est une idée ingénieuse. C'est bien plus qu'un simple guide ; j'ai été stupéfait en le feuilletant : il s'agit d'un patrimoine historique rare et précieux, qui nous en apprend beaucoup sur cette époque, sur la culture alors florissante et, surtout, sur l'harmonie communautaire, la liberté de circulation et le climat de tolérance qui régnait dans les pays de la région et parmi leurs populations.

A Chronicle of Breakups – Shadi Rohana

2026-05-20T13:10:23+03:00May 15, 2026|Categories: Articles|Tags: , |

This article was written by a Palestinian from Haifa about the Mexico City poet Eduardo Mosches, who had been a Matzpen member in the late 60's and was known to his friends at the time as David Moses. The article was published in Periódico de Poesía, March 2023, and was translated from Spanish by Mitchell Abidor, May 2026

Des espoirs déçus et des rêves brisés – Ehud Ein-Gil

2026-05-25T10:04:56+03:00May 5, 2026|Categories: Articles, Français|Tags: , , |

La Biennale de Venise (2026) présente les œuvres de 110 artistes, dont une installation du cinéaste israélien Avi Mograbi. Cette installation s'inspire en partie de son film « Dans un jardin je suis entré » (2012, auquel participe Ali Al-Azhari, membre de Matzpen), et plus particulièrement de l'édition de 1938 du guide « Dalil Jad'oun ». Ce guide a été numérisé et publié intégralement (878 pages, en arabe et en français) sur le site web de Matzpen.

Of Dashed Hopes and Shattered Dreams – Ehud Ein-Gil

2026-05-25T10:02:55+03:00May 5, 2026|Categories: Articles, Documents|Tags: , , |

The Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition (2026) presents the works of 110 artists, including an installation by the Israeli film maker Avi Mograbi. The installation is partly based on Mograbi’s film Once I Entered a Garden (2012, participated by Matzpen-member Ali Al-Azhari), in particular on the 1938 edition of a guidebook called the Jad’oun Guide (Dalil Jad’oun in Arabic). The "Dalil" has been scanned and published in its entirety (878 pages, in Arabic and French) on the Matzpen website.

Memories about Khalil Toama – Moshé Machover

2024-12-13T02:37:52+02:00December 5, 2024|Categories: Articles|Tags: , |

My strongest bond with him was formed in 1967, before the June war and following it. We found ourselves as a besieged group. The Israeli society around us went berserk with chauvinism, paranoia before the war and intoxication after the catastrophic victory. We desperately needed each other to share our feelings and views.

Aviva Ein-Gil: Matzpen Was an Excellent School ‒ Interviewed by Eran Torbiner

2020-12-28T04:32:58+02:00June 22, 2017|Categories: Video|Tags: , |

Hebrew with English subtitles: Life in this region requires mutuality. What happened here in 2011, I totally relate it to the awakening in the Arab world and the hope that something would change there, that there'd be democracy, openness. Here on Rothschild Blvd. there was a place called Tahrir Square. A success in the Arab world would’ve had a direct effect here.

Hebrew self-determination – Moshé Machover

2026-08-09T15:25:00+03:00January 12, 2017|Categories: Articles|Tags: |

Accession of the Hebrew nation to a future socialist federation of the Arab East can only be voluntary. Moreover, it would be a grave error on the part of socialists to condone, let alone advocate, attempts at a forcible accession. But this means that Hebrew accession to the federation would occur by exercising self-determination.

Living Together in Dignity and Equality – Sophia Deeg and Khalil Toama

2025-03-13T06:59:16+02:00April 14, 2010|Categories: Articles|Tags: , |

The role of our Matzpen group in Germany was very important at the time. We were few, but we were loud. We went from university to university, from teach-in to teach-in. As radical left-wing Israelis – with me as the only Palestinian among them – we made an impression. What struck the Germans was this: if Israelis are saying these things, then criticising Israel cannot be antisemitic.

It Takes a Village – Ehud Ein-Gil

2026-05-10T10:47:11+03:00September 14, 2006|Categories: Articles|Tags: |

A chapter in the history of the Nakba: after failed attempts to occupy the three villages (Ijzim, Jaba and Ein Ghazal) the Israeli government decided to take advantage of the second truce to attack them with increased forces. In order to deceive the UN, the offensive was presented as a police operation to protect the traffic between Tel Aviv and Haifa.

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