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Tawfiq Ziad
Palestinian poet and politician (1929–1994)
Tawfiq Ziad (Arabic: توفيق زيّاد, romanized: Tawfīq Ziyyād; Hebrew: תאופיק זיאד, romanized: Ta'ufík Ziyád; 7 May 1929 – 5 July 1994), also romanized Tawfik Zayyad or Tawfeeq Ziad, was a Palestinian-Arab politician, poet, and activist who served in Israel'sKnesset.
He is best known for his advocacy on behalf of Palestinian citizens of Israel.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Nazareth during the British Mandate, Ziad was active in the Israeli communist party.
His nom de guerre was Abū l-Amīn (Arabic: أبو الأمين).[citation needed] As an activist, he helped to organize a protest on taxation, a student strike and an agricultural workers’ strike in the Galilee.
He was arrested in April 1954 and confined to Nazareth for half a year.[3] Over the years he was arrested and imprisoned several times.[4]In 1962 -1964 he moved to Moscow to study at Higher Party Scho