Soul in Exile: Lives of a Palestinian Revolutionary

208 Pages·1987·4.51 MB·English

by  Fawaz Turki

SOUL
IN.

KAILE

LIVES OF A PALESTINIAN
REVOLUTIONARY

FAWAZ TURKI
SOULIN EXILE

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PROLOGUE.

os. rye. out Tat Call Ana, cansller du capital es uf he
Maghteh eeumeces of Neh Mites ine steno Prove liane
sat may be ene of Tunis and Abas, Not eo Algiers. eve pene
have thotougble serubbed al the rine ofthe colonial past ci thew
vaunal hed. Sects, squares. parks, merlatplacce. and ote city
Taedmade ure camel aor heruvs uf tho war af independence
euple soa EY Byishod ann Le Bloate Road sigs aw in Arabi,
(Cards ine tree, a 30 Pars, bot Une ae led 4 ec
spony Algerians ho "age grote wi ile sulle on of he
Pits Noes niglqane. Thtstea beware, el whut 8 share
dines, Rts nhalients, sme thoes of mhereaaes 9 Vath
‘fie ol nearal the Ara won ate rnc an Reiless ecomarinclly
‘haz thes ave tampne their matcher, them soap, a! thar peels

Alperinsfocevur emul you, and cach wher, buw cust it was [or
bom ve gain thee indepredeuce, Troe, ls independiute as nc
ptuduced cousemie isles, Life hee stlllived loses the bone
Feues eat wlie am ie Wren eocioey, or mouiod sac in sane
Aube nonntres, for aterm of brio ane baulalis cutee, Ce
annnal waar by cho weasne age deopingspiresatcepavime tt
ftose, Hiouvotcle al igisane st grate each Zeat en Sistem
Fue eae: oa place ae “guestworkers,

Tree idle ass, hoeuver, Aeris ae se le Caras
che arab word, bard work and pisisent, uch a lunes td
fend umoriess, pieted for thee apromplisrenenis tn aaciong|
reece nuction Respects, hee, eeorennately, ented

AUG Algiers), he clean nl sparen VLE eamae aca
sav sepacate hulding. hs hers speak so pote wanes, Ane
‘donee sere im watnnal daces atv wee

he main smn, fosvever, ovens all turin inthe
‘rt worl, ree with passengers ard hele latices and velo
‘remen and ehikdran and pedchers avd oter-cect llona and tex
frwerm ard pickpocket aud portrs wn paleerse. nd wldiess
fveryihone sith submachine ga, Yo Hohe iv tie vat, Yew are
‘veered by toe pungent suns a ce dust. And you wonder®
you an going tu be arrested ur quustionce ur devel. You sue
swt HEAL wr if you are ellen of Algona, Dut if you sue
Tales, youtsunty nse Yu uo Thal yur avery secure Le
rane Votive eastote, nacufess ap feat of ay Ke
‘eocece yu ea rnomanto srt, That he Sin ays bbe Ta
Pelescnians bt ye nr ni cate,

‘Yau have wom your senec of othemens all these ars as
tiveness more intimacy exfolding dian 2our om skin.
Stuelecstnss is our ay sie, ad yuu Lave lng since develed
srabonsimilsur sent lon live bie, You kave yeonavup Tua
that ants my hel reve Likely ni olor atte bia te
Iaplosive sursice of ranma’ ateogale. Mesheps > sil 0 a
uti oo de eta dneazas of yor pocle,eviset i cto the
“ees of dui Misiry

‘nate choi. The ve vase Paletininae he have heen

virgin Alger arrest evulel Febray 88 howe they
‘need sot wore. Thay ave recente ache VIHA ceebie
Se cvelulianarics "hey ane, alee a, seins of Be destiny uf tho
Padeainian poayie md axe in che Algerian coplal fo alee the
suarseuth sussion af the Palestine Notnal Coauell (PNC%, thie

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parliament icwesle Aron then sey xe 359 eur any, all
Inanucrol coups ula 2s lunetusaros- observers Souris,
fan] seule, ae oell ay Tel digeances sed aidan
repursetaives

T 2g cand cle clilehing my passpor. Thane is sealing
Amira emcoamably pili aboot ue wes a Porson tants ll
bis ia clutches @ passpore ones he gets che. [ack aa aw her
Palescinians around me, coming fiom a bew dering mulip ets af
cov, aed aesieney 2 bine vf emaioml vei eave all
fron up Hivel ol only ecstasy te halal but
layin) Westen apd Beery Far. ip Noel aed Sth Apert
Dine alae Pre Fae. Yeiee hase managed asp catsuit
ensa al narimaleierence hntzding me rabnding amc ke
agglere weight Hu peas sp your, fom place te place, deem
setendion to generation, su ba wens ucderstsnd eal er 28 8
ihrough a mec is of selung

Sol sis"he hungecsemoviee more lanibovaue meen a
vial nee eer neni Kater, at hae taken a wrhele pene
fanmr en ile had been at ite magia heigh, Uhore wes nt
# Palesdnian alive then ea whore Ue the Mewemeut, the Kevalue
tien, the Revstaas fay Wa allevmately ele a ea eed
fale anual see sahny cr tener exeemiert. Thee 636 na
2 Talsatealan sive hegsten the hale ef Kazsmah in 25% and
the siege af Boruc in 1982 whs wes nor cacicly cred at
the cone. Our scotty bed exported yoni. awalvaune
ite vital semen of quesy tal arp aeiston. Our nalenal Fl un
hed four in uate seal dance a Meweating, ‘ameuen of cle
od was eratice dali sane ail the nse oF ag maseal ie
Heute lee youphyo el the sad. The Palewine te Testu
say pimgclang Farid Ienagery on the serocn ad shove bu. a
Sésiely ube Ae inert y ie sense of efgetisny. ev haves
Tele inigge impose cobureeve or: ae Sots lake a
‘Sreryay realy. (he Paletice Teeavt Conler nt anesenl le
Swords largest Mary at sles history albu Large
nucaberof snlact attecrks, andl manuscripts desing wika vce
‘lee, A whole inadante crying burdeoes a eolaise 1
esunnet the uniont a of eambnuilery. Or poetry, tice, belles
Tere, scieeo, an syrtem uf eduestion wens cote at Dir wore
oF caning.

Anew eens. atense ofrelicy brought wa bigueritchol sablote
vwaskeing added ioe emma efoursu ual ks oudshivg ese
taudur tbe wxayation Torlulethecencrinpandrenvicinns whale
ensicing respunsive 10 Ie rave seuelafy, au WLers were
‘urapellea wy shun sau veciructire theiemeeaplnes and allusin,
thet se ol ge ele

Fr tsen decades on Mawemere continues to release: intense
enesnes a apne, ana exploit ponsilites af petcepdian thar woe
‘there have remained follow. We weve sein pe 2 om
scleen a nsrgarablo from che matnoal strug, or separabie fom
‘only by abatractin, Cue stage for starches, rower. for self
fefmition wan, in effet, our window em Ii, We Ine chat if the
Palestinian Revolution lest any nf this enemy, every Palestinisn
would, jaa via and central ng. Beco bese Palestinian,

“This prose of new suena stir sheruver ech ite
‘sur metal touts wer only ie Lelacon, but elsewhere.

“Then. + walk theoyeh the Acc Uruverster sue, lier he
Movement offices end instations were lncatod, qnekly prewed —
lw native san oo bal wown up in Ue srcets of Beirat—chat
Theyuta Ie outros ciewesance of anarchy lay u groater realty of
resnitnanaey venms. Avie sive trea ita Tsay avec
Dpananaé ont eo tepple che Shah, Toros lel randy w foe
fpudive undergrvand. taypalan Cormmunietscrapmring ta ater
Salat. Sudanese pow hidieg ftom Norco? ropeesave epime,
Nicarsgige Sandnists vut ey lburate their souicty from Somaza,
aah Marvin ho eles ha uel slaagale was scons iste
smentof liberation in che Atab Wore, Tis fallacy to
‘ati ils dei inability 10 vee coer chm ol the"
Drs,” plas Eurypran Gotskyiats, US. paces, Rs rales,
sc Cerise urdenste—they were al these, non ener al
nomner of ral Autesizan huchstene who had x radvmadie fork
tn "ture Ameneae pul spinion” in our favor in ecirn Yor tse
smoune of mone, 01 tu put vue a publicaion be open a “loNbring
fe" for thar aul

“Vhonzh a4 es shall and nalie, amr poles! wanes aad dhe
paliversice energy of uur cutsideatess ax a natlenit sale Bid

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vow ther sus ayes the woe Aga GH, Che i wed.
the Tetris worl, anal Ihe scilist work,

eve In Algiers inday, however, rane Kasey tat pue objective
realy, alingrech thece same pahetcol volues, ln reds iene un
as hinges

"Tote Polen, ae eters he em sawn the work whe
foley rem co¥ oroceetings Tim athe, is ty just-amwcer
Palestina National Cannel aesion. A vers naa uti ts be sue
‘since hs pr allen eeassemsiecurpolitentsshee sea selene
fut xcteal eration me sake 3h, bull necembrls jes

ir gptherm cf ovr partiarcencinatle. With a lore cally ol

ram sutching oehind us. all the way dem do dsrncrnberment of
eurhemeland mn 1348 te te slogoof Wein fur vit mnncha here,
‘and with death swuoping uver warbistory with euch cru fequeney
‘weave thought dat te 108% yar songs amar Revol. dn
tehict xe wll uege blac, ever poviea New soap” dial ets
‘gone fe th anal sxe hickory ie Feergeran's alla 6
flestuned taser, however uniquely, some past of the raged at
fstoation tha: followed the sicye ef Beirut. Sune suspec: thee bs
fallof movements. or aumes. lem gees ould re exomnparied We 3
Festive el suck asthe ne chogorteriang ae stateenih sea an of
he PNC. Nee suspecd that dhe arrow of revolt we had shot tents
‘nts here har saone ts dewavrard Bit And aoc umdeawed
that whether wo like i or at her tidor dees gh
ment, wil have ly hard see che Madera of ts 1a
Strugsle ~» eingele that his aecome sp ingesined Sn our ally
lives so asitter gevemiton of Plestiens

‘Nu. Malle hooey hy not gnetover Sahrathatila and arr by
oun ciqutot eenetancern Heim weremain unchanged, unyielding
‘awnoted wa surrepese oflusion.A goneretion of Palestinians tha
Ii ris ampidener, expooted. ar ee have becumue aac he
‘Sverting, chat the Ara world, ard aye We woah Dende 8
Alfsing and support And reps, Arse we ee ive Heit
tia nveenact ue private anguish ona publp Sah, Dame at che
Taacanehority ofreacoin everthing ead ul and sen elder
shattered, We strat buur ae fe wll aoe center tage in che
ternational rons as hemes af national sragale suzparnd by
‘consensus of husky at all ineeraational fore

‘ACU sapoa, J se te VIP ange for where else would ewe,

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