The multiple lives of Jacob Israël de HaanDuring the turbulent period following the First World War, the Dutch and queer Jewish poet, writer and journalist Jacob Isral de Haan (Smilde 1881 Jerusalem 1924) worked in Mandate Palestine as a correspondent for the Algemeen Handelsblad and later British media like The Times and Daily Mail. However, his stay in Jerusalem and his broader views on politics, culture and religion, including on Zionism and Arab Palestinian nationalism, remain largely