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Italian Book Fair's Plans to Honor Israel Lead to Protests


[New York Times] Elisabetta Povoledo - The selection of Israel as guest of honor at this spring's International Book Fair in Turin has set off a furious debate among Italian, Israeli and Arab authors and intellectuals, including calls to boycott the event. On Tuesday, a small group of protesters associated with a local pro-Palestinian group stormed the book fair offices in Turin, demanding that the invitation to Israel be rescinded. Israel's literature is popular in Italy, and about 70 Israeli authors are translated into Italian.
2008-02-11 01:00:00
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