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George Mikes was a Hungarian-British author born on February 15, 1912, and died on August 15, 1987. He was known for his humorous and satirical writing style. Mikes' works covered a variety of themes, including travel literature, humorous novels, and autobiography.

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“Tel-Aviv airport is still the only airport in the world where each passenger is met by ten relatives.”

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Book:Coat of Many Colors: Israel

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Israel

“I said in my earlier book, and find no reason for retracting my statement, that the famous Jewish sense of humour got lost in transit to Israel.”

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Book:Coat of Many Colors: Israel

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Israel

“Israel also deprived the world of its chance of shedding tears of genuine sympathy over her destruction. The world resents this; it likes to feel noble and sympathetic.”

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Book:Coat of Many Colors: Israel

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“Israelis keep teaching you your own business. God knows everything but the Israelis know everything better.”

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Book:Coat of Many Colors: Israel

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Israel

“If it is gay, ribald and lascivious night-life you are after, Israel is not the place for you. The night clubs you do find are nearer in spirit to a YMCA than to dens of iniquity.”

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“'I don't say a Zionist must be insane,' said President Weizmann, 'but it helps if he is.'”

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Book:The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

Source: The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

“Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.”

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Book:The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

Source: The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

“The country has always been governed by a coalition but today it is governed by a so-called Grand Coalition which is a more polite word for all and sundry.”

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Book:The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

Source: The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

“Long before the word Zionism was uttered for the first time, old religious Jews came from all over the world to die in Jerusalem. It is the finest place to die in - it has always been acknowledged. It has a joie de mourir quite its own.”

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Book:The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

Source: The Prophet Motive: Israel Today and Tomorrow

About the Author

Born: February 15, 1912
Died: August 15, 1987
Known for: Author
Quotes: 74

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