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F»W«y, Aug. 4, 1972
TNI SOVTHMH I HAUTE
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Israeli Books
Sought in
Arab Libraries
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli
books, translated into Arabic,
have recently become a sought-
after item on the Arab market,
more so almost than books on
sex — and all this because of
compliance with the motto
“know thine enemy.”
This complaint was issued by
the Palestinian writer Mamoud
Darvish, in an article in the
Cairo newspaper A] Ah ram.
Darvish, a former correspond
ent for “A1 Ittihad,” a news
paper which was published in
Haifa, expresses annoyance and
complains bitterly that libraries
in Arab countries have become
distribution centers for Israeli
books.
“The many downfalls we have
suffered, which stemmed from
a lack of knowledge of our
enemy, have pushed us to the
other extreme," Darvish writes.
“So much so, that books on re
ligion and sex in Arab libraries
have made way for Israeli liter
ature, which is widely circula
ted in the Arab countries. The
situation has deteriorated to a
dangerous level. We have
reached a point where the
boundaries between “knowl
edge’ and *propaganda’ have
become blurred.’’
Ignorance of Israeli society
may well have been one of the
factors of Arab defeats, especi
ally during the Six-Day War,
Darvish notes. “The Arab has
almost lost his faith in the Arab
communications, and publicity
media and therefore, in his
search for truth, he turns to
the Israeli broadcasts and pub
lications.”
The attitude of Arabs as a re
sult of the influx of Israeli
books has changed from one of
contempt to’ an exaggerated
appreciation bordering on ad
miration, Darvish writes. Not
only that, but the more the
Arab press disseminates stories
about the Israeli Panthers,
which was viewed as an Israeli
internal collapse, and front
paged Moshe Dayan’s divorce
as a sign of growing immoral
ity, the more Arabs admired
Israel.
“In fact, however, those very
reports aroused admiration in
the Arab public, which saw
Israel’s society as a true and
healthy form of life where
workers could strike, and stu
dents could criticize govern
ment policy, without causing
internal upheavals.”
Darvish declared that while
it is the duty of Arabs to know
“the enemy,” this obligation
must not be confused with a
readiness to conduct “his propa
ganda for him.” He calls for
“guidance and control” in the
dissemination of Israeli books
and literature in Arab coun
tries.
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