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{{Short description|Palestinian politician}}
[[Image:Turki.jpg|thumb|right|Daud Turki during his trial]]
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'''Daud Turki''' ({{lang-ar|داوود تركي}}, also known by his [[kunya (Arabic)|kunya]] {{lang|ar|أبو عائدة}} '''Abu Aida''' the ''father of Aida'' (the father/master of return)) (1927 - March 8, 2009), was a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]-[[Arab]] [[poet]], living in [[Haifa]], Israel. He was the leader of the [[Jewish]]-[[Arab]] left-wing group called the [[Matzpen#The Red Front trial|Red Front]], which was an [[anti-Zionist]] group. He was convicted on grounds of treason and spent 17 years in the Israeli jail in what is considered by the [[Shin Bet|Israeli Security Agency]] as one of its famous historical affairs.<ref name="HttpwwwshabakgovilEnglishHistoryAffairsPagesaspx">http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/History/Affairs/Pages/1972.aspx</ref>
'''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]] between [[Nazareth]] and the [[Lake Tiberias]]. He grew up in the city of Haifa. His father's name is [[Simaan]] Daud, who died from being shot by British occupation troops in Haifa in the 1936-1939 uprising, and his mother Sadi'a Khouri is also from al-Maghar in the Galilee. His grandfather Turki belonged to the Daud clan of al-Mughar a traditional Christian Palestinian family group. In 1948 when Israel was established his immediate family fled from Haifa to the Druze village of [[Beit Jann]], which afforded them protection and helped prevent them from becoming refugees.<ref>The diaries of Abraham the Bolshevik http://www.aljabha.org/q/barhom-albolshofi.pdf</ref> He was married to Khazna Daud and had three daughters Aida, Georget, and Nidal.
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==
He was an [[Arab nationalism|Arab nationalist]] and a [[Marxism|Marxist]].<ref>http://www.dynamika.co.il/dynamika/Default.asp?id=1444&newsid=6963&siteid=58</ref> He was a founding member of the [[Palestine Communist Party]] branch in Haifa during the time of [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate Palestine]] and fought British occupation of his homeland. After the establishment of Israel he joined the Israeli Communist Party Maki. He along with his extended family were expelled from the Israeli Communist Party in 1963 for his pro-China views and because of his insistence on the right of return of Palestinian refugees. His family returned to the Communist Party of Israel after its pro-Zionist members left it and it became known as [[Maki (current political party)|Rakah]], which is the main party in the Israeli political coalition called [[Hadash]].
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>http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49818&Itemid=125</ref> After his release, he published a collection of poems he wrote while behind bars called "the Wind of Struggle" ({{lang|ar|ريح الجهاد}}) as well as his memoirs "Rebel from the Arab East" ({{lang|ar|ثائر من الشرق العربي}}). Daud Turki died at the age of 82 on March 8, 2009.<ref>http://www.arabs48.com/display.x?cid=6&sid=5&id=61224</ref>
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 ==
== See also ==
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|doi=10.1525/jps.1973.2.4.00p01112
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|date=Summer 1973
|date=Summer 1973
|title=The Red Front Trial
|title=The Red Front Trial
|journal=[[Journal of Palestine Studies]]
|journal=[[Journal of Palestine Studies]]
|chapter=4
|volume=2
|volume=2
|issue=4
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|pages=128–129}}
|pages=128–129|jstor=2535644
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*{{cite journal
|doi=10.1525/jps.1973.2.4.00p01177
|doi=10.2307/2535650
|date=Summer 1973
|date=Summer 1973
|title=The Red Front Trial: The Depositions of Turki and Adiv
|title=The Red Front Trial: The Depositions of Turki and Adiv
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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.
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