Palestinian Citizens of Israel: a Minority Searching for an Identity

Habibi and Kashua: Nationality, Language, History and the Search for Identity. The Secret Life of Saeed, the ill-ated Pessoptimist: a Palestinian who Became a Citizen of Israel (1982) and Dancing Arabs (2004).
First of all, this essay will deal with the definition of the Arab-Israelis as a minority group - specifically a “trapped minority”; secondly, through the analysis of historical events some of the themes addressed will be enlightened to show why this literature should be considered the expression of a minority; finally, the question of language in relation to identity and the reading community will be addressed.