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Israeli Arabs sought to establish Al Qaeda cell, bomb Knesset |
| By: Associated Press |
| Published: April 7, 2005 |
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An Arab-Israeli boy who believes that the history of Jewish nationalism is "fun" paired with a Jewish-Israeli from an upscale Tel Aviv suburb to win a contest on general Zionist knowledge, a municipal official said Wednesday.
Tel Aviv spokesman Kobby Barda said that Rami Wated, 12, of largely Arab Jaffa, and Gai Gutherz, 12, of upscale Ramat Aviv joined forces to share top honors with two other boys in an annual contest on the history of Tel Aviv street names and landmarks.
Many of the names are those of Zionist pioneers and the contest focused on their history.
Wated said he entered because he became interested in Zionist lore, though many Arabs see Zionism, the Jewish movement to establish a state in the Holy Land, as coming at their expense.
"It seemed like fun," Wated said. "I thought it a challenge and I succeeded."
Wated said he and Gutherz shared first place by answering questions like the significance of the lighthouse in the official Tel Aviv seal.
"The lighthouse symbolizes the gates of Jewish immigration," he said. "I knew that. I was able to answer correctly."
The Wated-Gutherz victory came a week after two Arab-Israeli soccer players scored goals in international games, giving Israel ties in crucial World Cup qualifiers, and raising the profile of Israel's Arab community, about 17 percent of the 6.8 million population.
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