We must see what in the Israeli identity – in the Israeli – we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.

Since ideology is part of the human personality, it deserves a place in the kingdom of eternal truths.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Deserve Forever Human Ideology Kingdom Live Personality Truth
The weapon of suicide bombing is so desperate that you aren’t even left with the possibility of taking revenge or punishing anyone; the terrorist is killed along with his victims, his blood mixing with theirs
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Blood Bomb Desperate Possible Punishment Revenge Suicide Weapon Yourself
I don’t think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing – even in part – our capacity to contribute to other peoples.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Beginning Lose Myself Religious Thinking
Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Boundary Cross Desire Expression Travel
And this is one of the major questions of our lives: how we keep boundaries, what permission we have to cross boundaries, and how we do so.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Boundary Cross Desire Explore Expression Ourselves Permission Philosophy
The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Beginning Complicate Difficult Poet Process Write
Intimate relationships are a gold mine for literature to explore, to understand, to describe.
A. B. YEHOSHUA
We must see what in the Israeli identity – in the Israeli – we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.
A. B. YEHOSHUA

Expand Identity Religious See Talk Territory

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