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“I asked myself what Palestinians would do if Israel disappeared-if everything not only went back to the way it was before 1948 but if all the Jewish people abandoned the Holy Land and were scattered again. And for the first time, I knew the answer. We would still fight. Over nothing. Over a girl without a head scarf. Over who was toughest and most important. Over who would make the rules and who would get the best seat.”

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Mosab Hassan Yousef
Mosab Hassan Yousef

Mosab Hassan Yousef is a former Israeli-Palestinian informant who defected to Israel and became a double agent for the Israeli Mossad. Born in 1978, Yousef's father was a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His story has been the subject of numerous books and documentaries. more

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