By Silvia Cattori
Palestine Chronicle
"When the announcement that Israel would attend the "Fiera del libro" of Turin, came out, an immediate wave of protest arose in Italy; and many personalities supported the boycott call, made by the Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian Writers’ Associations.
In France, strangely enough, the same invitation, to the "Salon du livre" of Paris, did not make much noise. Alone, the Israeli poet Aharon Shabtaï has refused to participate in these events, contrary to the 39 Israeli writers who accepted to be part of the Israeli delegation to these two exhibitions.
Aharon Shabtaï explains here why these events –which he qualifies as "promotion of propaganda" for Israel - must be boycotted, as well as any cultural event where Israel is celebrated......"
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