Shimon Tzabar

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Shimon Tzabar
Born(1926-03-05)5 March 1926
Tel Aviv
Died19 March 2007(2007-03-19) (aged 81)
London
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)artist, journalist, author, satirist
Notable workThe White Flag Principle

Shimon Tzabar (5 March 1926 in

Palestinian".[2]

The son of poultry vendors, he was educated at a religious school.[

Lehi (the "Stern Gang"), Etzel, and Haganah (Palmach) that fought the British and the Arab populations.[3] The British Mandatory authorities arrested him and detained him for several months at Latrun. With the establishment of Israel, he briefly joined the Israeli Communist party. He fought in Israel's first three wars: 1948–50, 1956, and 1967.[citation needed
]

However, Tzabar strongly disagreed with the annexation of the

Ha'aretz, together with 11 co-signatories, protesting against the incipient occupation.[4] In part it read:-

"Our right to defend ourselves from extermination does not give us the right to oppress others. Occupation entails foreign rule. Foreign rule entails resistance. Resistance entails repression. Repression entails terror and counter-terror. The victims of terror are mostly innocent people. Holding on to the occupied territories will turn us into a nation of murderers and murder victims. Let us get out of the occupied territories immediately."[5]

He subsequently left Israel in protest and settled in England.

European languages.[7][8]

His views eventually evolved towards anti-Zionism: Tzabar became an outspoken opponent of Zionism in addition to the occupation; he criticized peace groups like Peace Now and Gush Shalom.[9]

In 2004 Michelin threatened to sue him for trademark infringement, after he published a study of Israel's prisons under the title "MUCH BETTER THAN THE OFFICIAL MICHELIN Guide to Israeli prisons, Jails, concentration camps and torture chambers".[10] The company eventually dropped the case, much to Tzabar's disappointment.[11]

An accomplished painter, polymath, and mycologist, he identified a species of mushroom.[12]

Incomplete bibliography

  • The White Flag Principle: How to Lose a War (and Why), New York 2003,
    ISBN 978-1-56858-259-7
  • Yemenite and Sabra Cookery, (with Naomi Tzabar) Tel-Aviv 1979,
    ISBN 978-965-234-001-6
  • An Illustrated Key for the Identification of Wild Mushrooms, Fungi and Toadstools Interactive CD-Rom.[13]
  • Tusbarahindi the Great

References

  1. ^ "israel imperial news". www.israelimperialnews.org.
  2. ^ Christopher Sykes (Director) (2007). Dear Mr Tzabar (Documentary film). London. 8.55 minutes in. Christopher Sykes Productions.
  3. ^ Christopher Sykes (Director) (2007). Dear Mr Tzabar (Documentary film). London. 9.21 minutes in. Christopher Sykes Productions.
  4. ISBN 9781474451161
    .
  5. ^ Machover, Moshe; Nussbaum, Elizabeth (2 April 2007). "Shimon Tzabar". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Christopher Sykes (Director) (2007). Dear Mr Tzabar (Documentary film English). London. 2.26 minutes in. Christopher Sykes Productions.
  7. ^ "The White Flag Principle: How to lose a war". Shimon Tzabar שמעון צבר. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ Christopher Sykes (Director) (2007). Dear Mr Tzabar (Documentary film). London. 11.29 minutes in. Christopher Sykes Productions.
  9. Ha'aretz
    . Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  10. ^ "Michelin sue over 'guide to jail". BBC News. 18 October 2004.
  11. ^ Glendinning, Lee (19 October 2004). "Michelin drops case against Israeli jail satirist". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Shimon Tzabar - Mushrooms". www.shimontzabar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  13. ^ "Mycosoft". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-03-22.

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