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[[Image:Turki.jpg|thumb|right|Daud Turki during his trial]]
'''Daud Turki''' (b. 1927- ) is a [[Palestinian]]-[[Arab]] [[poet]], and former [[political prisoner]] in [[Israel]], living in [[Haifa]], Israel. He was the leader of the [[Jewish]]-[[Arab]] left-wing group called the [[Red Front]], which was an [[anti-Zionist]] group.
'''Daud Turki''' ({{langx|ar|داوود تركي}}), also known by the [[kunya (Arabic)|kunya]] '''Abu Aida''' ({{lang|ar|أبو عائدة}}), (1927 – March 8, 2009), was a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]-[[Israel]]i [[poet]]. He was the leader of the [[anti-Zionist]] left-wing group the [[Matzpen#The Red Front trial|Red Front]], an offshoot of [[Matzpen]]. He was convicted of treason and spent 17 years in Israeli prison, in what the [[Shin Bet|Israeli Security Agency]] considers one of its notable affairs.<ref name="HttpwwwshabakgovilEnglishHistoryAffairsPagesaspx">{{Cite web |url=http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/Affairs/Pages/1972.aspx |title=Exposure of a Jewish-Arab Espionage and Terror Network (1972) |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-date=2016-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529084223/http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/Affairs/Pages/1972.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life==
Daud Turki was born in 1927 to a [[Palestinian Christian]] family from the Galilee village of [[Maghar, Israel|al-Maghar]], located between [[Nazareth]] and [[Lake Tiberias]]. He grew up in [[Haifa]]. His father Simaan Daud was killed by [[British troops]] in Haifa during the [[1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine]]. Daud's mother Sadi'a Khouri was also from Maghar. His grandfather was Turki. After the establishment of [[Israel]] in 1948, his immediate family fled Haifa for the [[Druze]] village of [[Beit Jann]].<ref>The diaries of Abraham the Bolshevik http://www.aljabha.org/q/barhom-albolshofi.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319225044/http://www.aljabha.org/q/barhom-albolshofi.pdf |date=2009-03-19 }}</ref> He married Khazna Daud and had three daughters: Aida, Georget, and Nidal.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}


==Political activity==
Daud was an [[Arab nationalism|Arab nationalist]] and a [[Marxism|Marxist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dynamika.co.il/dynamika/Default.asp?id=1444&newsid=6963&siteid=58|title=רכיב החדשות|website=www.dynamika.co.il|access-date=2009-03-10|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193334/http://www.dynamika.co.il/dynamika/Default.asp?id=1444&newsid=6963&siteid=58|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a founding member of the [[Palestine Communist Party]] branch in Haifa in [[Mandatory Palestine]]. After the establishment of Israel, he joined the [[Maki (historical political party)|Israeli Communist Party]], known by the acronym Maki. He and his extended family {{who|date=July 2023}} were expelled from Maki in 1963 for his pro-China views and advocacy for the [[Palestinian Right of Return]]. His family joined Maki's pro-Palestinian offshoot [[Maki (current political party)|Rakah]], which merged with other leftwing parties to form [[Hadash]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

==Arrest and release==
He was arrested in December 1972 and sentenced to 17 years in prison in March 1973 on charges of treason.<ref name="HttpwwwshabakgovilEnglishHistoryAffairsPagesaspx" /> He was released on May 20, 1985, as part of the "Galilee" prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49818&Itemid=125 |title=PNN - Palestine News Network - فروانة ينعي المناضل الكبير والأسير المحرر "داوود تركي" |access-date=2009-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811164203/http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49818&Itemid=125 |archive-date=2011-08-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After his release, he published a collection of poems he had written in prison called "the Wind of Struggle" ({{lang|ar|ريح الجهاد}}). He also wrote memoirs titled "Rebel from the Arab East" ({{lang|ar|ثائر من الشرق العربي}}).

==Death==
Daud Turki died at the age of 82 on March 8, 2009, reportedly from lung cancer.<ref>{{cite web| title=داود تركي | website=alittihad44.com|date=11 March 2009| url=https://www.alittihad44.com/archive/5320 | language=ar | access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Ehud Adiv]]
*[[Palestinian Christians]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite journal
|doi=10.2307/2535644
|date=Summer 1973
|title=The Red Front Trial
|journal=[[Journal of Palestine Studies]]
|volume=2
|issue=4
|pages=128–129|jstor=2535644
}}
*{{cite journal
|doi=10.2307/2535650
|date=Summer 1973
|title=The Red Front Trial: The Depositions of Turki and Adiv
|journal=[[Journal of Palestine Studies]]
|volume=2
|issue=4
|pages=144–150
|jstor=2535650
}}


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The "Red Front" Trial,
Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Summer, 1973), pp. 128-129


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The Red Front Trial: The Depositions of Turki and Adiv
[[Category:1927 births]]
Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Summer, 1973), pp. 144-150
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:Israeli Arab Christians]]
[[Category:Palestinian Arab nationalists]]
[[Category:Palestinian Christians]]
[[Category:Palestinian Marxists]]
[[Category:20th-century Palestinian poets]]
[[Category:Politicians from Haifa]]
[[Category:21st-century Palestinian poets]]

Latest revision as of 06:28, 29 November 2024

Daud Turki during his trial

Daud Turki (Arabic: داوود تركي), also known by the kunya Abu Aida (أبو عائدة), (1927 – March 8, 2009), was a Palestinian-Israeli poet. He was the leader of the anti-Zionist left-wing group the Red Front, an offshoot of Matzpen. He was convicted of treason and spent 17 years in Israeli prison, in what the Israeli Security Agency considers one of its notable affairs.[1]

Early life

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Daud Turki was born in 1927 to a Palestinian Christian family from the Galilee village of al-Maghar, located between Nazareth and Lake Tiberias. He grew up in Haifa. His father Simaan Daud was killed by British troops in Haifa during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Daud's mother Sadi'a Khouri was also from Maghar. His grandfather was Turki. After the establishment of Israel in 1948, his immediate family fled Haifa for the Druze village of Beit Jann.[2] He married Khazna Daud and had three daughters: Aida, Georget, and Nidal.[citation needed]

Political activity

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Daud was an Arab nationalist and a Marxist.[3] He was a founding member of the Palestine Communist Party branch in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine. After the establishment of Israel, he joined the Israeli Communist Party, known by the acronym Maki. He and his extended family [who?] were expelled from Maki in 1963 for his pro-China views and advocacy for the Palestinian Right of Return. His family joined Maki's pro-Palestinian offshoot Rakah, which merged with other leftwing parties to form Hadash.[citation needed]

Arrest and release

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He was arrested in December 1972 and sentenced to 17 years in prison in March 1973 on charges of treason.[1] He was released on May 20, 1985, as part of the "Galilee" prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command.[4]

After his release, he published a collection of poems he had written in prison called "the Wind of Struggle" (ريح الجهاد). He also wrote memoirs titled "Rebel from the Arab East" (ثائر من الشرق العربي).

Death

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Daud Turki died at the age of 82 on March 8, 2009, reportedly from lung cancer.[5]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Exposure of a Jewish-Arab Espionage and Terror Network (1972)". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  2. ^ The diaries of Abraham the Bolshevik http://www.aljabha.org/q/barhom-albolshofi.pdf Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "רכיב החדשות". www.dynamika.co.il. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  4. ^ "PNN - Palestine News Network - فروانة ينعي المناضل الكبير والأسير المحرر "داوود تركي"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ^ "داود تركي". alittihad44.com (in Arabic). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2023.