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Palestinian political prisoners tell their stories in new Israeli play
Actress Einat Weitzman’s documentary play about Palestinian political prisoners finally hits the stage, more than two years after its cancellation at a prominent theater festival caused an uproar.
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Oren Ziv
November 28, 2019
Top court puts end to Palestinian poet’s four-year legal saga
Dareen Tatour was arrested after the security services decided her poetry constituted ‘incitement.’ After nearly three years under house arrest, a trial, and jail time, she is finally free. Dareen Tatour, the Palestinian poet arrested in 2015 over a poem she published on Facebook, is finally free. After years of house arrest, months in prison, and dogged efforts by the government to secure the maximum…
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Oren Ziv
October 3, 2019
Israel fights to reinstate Palestinian poet’s conviction
Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour sat in prison for a poem she published on Facebook. After an Israeli court ruled that the poem does not constitute incitement to violence, the prosecution is now appealing the partial reversal of her conviction. Israel’s state prosecution is trying to appeal the partial reversal of the conviction of Dareen Tatour, the Palestinian poet found guilty of…
By
Oren Ziv
July 18, 2019
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Court says Palestinian poet won’t be released from house arrest
Dareen Tatour, who was arrested and jailed for publishing a poem on Facebook, will remain under house arrest, preventing her from working or leading a normal life. By Yoav Haifawi The media calm in recent months could have fooled the casual reader into thinking that the trial of Dareen Tatour for her poetry has already…
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December 17, 2017
Why is the Israeli Right so terrified of cultural expression?
The Right holds near total power in Israel, so why is it so afraid of poetry and theater productions? Should a stranger come upon the public discussions happening in Israel over the past few years, he or she would be under the impression that the country is a global cultural powerhouse. From Al-Midan Theater, Jaffa’s Arab Hebrew Theater,…
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Orly Noy
September 26, 2017
Palestinian poet’s show trial goes on stage for all to see
Hundreds of Palestinians and Jews came to show support for Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour last week, who has been under house arrest for almost two years for publishing a poem on Facebook. By Yoav Haifawi Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians crowded the hall of Jaffa’s legendary Arab-Hebrew Theater last Wednesday to show their solidarity with Palestinian…
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+972 Magazine
September 3, 2017
Meet the Palestinian Israel put on trial for her poetry
Dareen Tatour has spent over a year and a half under house arrest for publishing a poem on her Facebook page. Since then, she has lost the ability to support herself, and cannot leave the house without a ‘chaperone.’ Orly Noy spoke to Tatour about the difficulty of living under constant surveillance, her love for Hebrew and Arabic poetry,…
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Orly Noy
August 28, 2017
Over 1,000 Israelis call to release Palestinian arrested for her poetry
Dareen Tatour is currently on trial for publishing a poem on Facebook. By +972 Magazine Staff Over 1,000 Israelis have signed a petition calling for the release of Dareen Tatour, a Palestinian poet who has been under house arrest for publishing a poem on Facebook. Tatour, 34, from the village of Reineh near Nazareth, was…
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+972 Magazine
August 24, 2017
Forget Al Jazeera — Bibi should halt his own government’s incitement
Netanyahu is calling to shut down Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau, accusing the station of incitement to violence amid tensions over the Temple Mount. Has he heard what his own ministers have been saying recently? Palestinian incitement has long been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scapegoat for the lack of progress in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For him, Palestinian…
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Edo Konrad
July 27, 2017
Political poetry as a crime: Inside the surreal trial of Dareen Tatour
Arresting someone for publishing a political poem is extraordinary. Having to prove at trial that police mistranslated your poem is nothing short of surreal. By Yoav Haifawi It has been nearly a year and a half since Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was arrested in her home for writing a poem. She spent three months in various prisons, including half a…
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+972 Magazine
March 26, 2017
200 Israeli cultural icons call to release Palestinian poet under house arrest
Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour has been in Israeli custody for over a year — all for publishing a poem against the occupation. On October 11, 2015, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was arrested by Israeli police during a night raid on her home in the village Al-Reineh, near Nazareth. On November 2, 2015, an Israeli court…
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Haokets
October 22, 2016
Jailed Palestinian poet: ‘I am not a terrorist’
After three months in prison and six months under house arrest, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour is finally allowed to return home. By Yael Marom After three months of imprisonment and another half year of house arrest, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour returned to her family’s home in northern Israel on Thursday. An Israeli court previously issued…
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+972 Magazine
July 28, 2016
Alice Walker, Dave Eggers call for release of jailed Palestinian poet
Over 150 literary luminaries sign letter expressing solidarity with Dareen Tatour, who was imprisoned for a series of poems she published on Facebook. Over 150 renowned writers, poets, and literary figures, including Alice Walker, Dave Eggers, Natasha Trethewey, and Susan Abulhawa have signed on to an open letter calling for the release of jailed Palestinian poet, Dareen…
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Edo Konrad
July 14, 2016
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