Khirbet Khizeh
E466833
Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khirbet Khizeh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khirbet Khizeh Context triple: [Modern Hebrew literature, hasNotableWork, Khirbet Khizeh]
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A.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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B.
Tel Maresha
Tel Maresha is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient city of Maresha, notable for its extensive underground cave systems and remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
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E.
Beit Sahour
Beit Sahour is a Palestinian town near Bethlehem traditionally associated with the biblical Shepherds' Field and known for its Christian heritage and civic activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khirbet Khizeh Target entity description: Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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A.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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B.
Tel Maresha
Tel Maresha is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient city of Maresha, notable for its extensive underground cave systems and remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
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E.
Beit Sahour
Beit Sahour is a Palestinian town near Bethlehem traditionally associated with the biblical Shepherds' Field and known for its Christian heritage and civic activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical dilemmas of war
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tension between nationalism and morality ⓘ treatment of civilians in conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1948 Palestinian exodus
NERFINISHED
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | S. Yizhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | political controversy in Israel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered a classic of modern Hebrew prose
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widely discussed in Israeli public discourse ⓘ |
| depicts |
destruction of homes
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forced evacuation of a village ⓘ internal conflict of the narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasNarratorRole | Israeli soldier ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | חירבת חיזעה ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early critical depiction of Palestinian expulsion in Hebrew literature
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landmark work in Israeli literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
NERFINISHED
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expulsion of Palestinian villagers ⓘ memory and guilt ⓘ moral responsibility of soldiers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| periodOfLiterature | post-1948 Hebrew literature ⓘ |
| portrays |
Israeli soldiers
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Palestinian civilians ⓘ expulsion of Palestinian villagers ⓘ |
| publicationType | novella ⓘ |
| settingEvent | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | fictional Palestinian village ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| subject |
Nakba
NERFINISHED
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Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ collective memory ⓘ displacement ⓘ military occupation ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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other languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic courses on Israeli literature
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academic courses on Middle Eastern history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khirbet Khizeh Description of subject: Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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