Khirbet Khizeh

This 1949 novella about the violent expulsion of Palestinian villagers by the Israeli army has long been considered a modern Hebrew masterpiece, and it has also given rise to fierce controversy over the years. Published just months after the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Khirbet Khizeh (the ''kh'' pronounced like the ''ch'' in ''Bach'') was an immediate sensation when it first appeared. Thousa...