Arab Israeli beats Jewish boys in quiz on Zionism

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Arab Israeli beats Jewish boys in quiz on Zionism
By Donald Macintyre and Said Ghazali in Jerusalem
07 April 2005


In a fortnight when two Arab footballers have kept Israel in World Cup contention, an Arab schoolboy has beaten hundreds of Jewish children to win a quiz focused on the history of Zionism.

Rami Wated, 12, an Arab Israeli from Jaffa, was a winning finalist in a competition to answer questions mainly based on Tel Aviv street names and their relevance to the history of Jewish nationalism.

Rami, the only Arab among the final 60 sixth-graders from Tel Aviv and its neighbouring port of Jaffa, spent 10 weeks preparing for the contest after a teacher at Hassan Arafi, his Arab school, suggested he entered. Questions included "Who is Rothschild Street named after? Who was Herzl? What does the symbol of Tel Aviv, seven stars surrounding a lighthouse, mean? Who was Hannah Rovina?"*

With his Jewish partner Guy Gutherz, Rami won a plaque, two tickets to the Rishon Lezion amusement park, and CDs of songs about Tel Aviv after coming equal top with a Jewish pair, Ron Kalef and his partner Yarin Sade.

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