The Sine controversy in France; BHL steps up
By Tom Teicholz at 1 August, 2008, 3:12 pm
French humorist and cartoonist Sine (there should be an accent aigu on the last letter but I don’t know how to do that), whose work appears in Charlie Hebdo, a French alternative weekly, has created a furor for his comments related to the rumor that French President Sarkoszy’s son might be converting to Judaism to […]
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By Tom Teicholz at 18 March, 2008, 11:04 am
This year’s Salon du livre honored Israeli literature on the occasion of Israel’s 60th anniversary, a choice, that became controversial with Arab and Muslim countries threatening to boycott, with Israeli writers threatening to boycott because of the controversy and with the bookfair going off quite well, until a fake bomb threat was called in at […]
Read More >>Report from France’s book fair
By Tom Teicholz at 18 March, 2008, 11:04 am
This year’s Salon du livre honored Israeli literature on the occasion of Israel’s 60th anniversary, a choice, that became controversial with Arab and Muslim countries threatening to boycott, with Israeli writers threatening to boycott because of the controversy and with the bookfair going off quite well, until a fake bomb threat was called in at […]
Read More >>Report from France’s book fair
By Tom Teicholz at 18 March, 2008, 11:04 am
This year’s Salon du livre honored Israeli literature on the occasion of Israel’s 60th anniversary, a choice, that became controversial with Arab and Muslim countries threatening to boycott, with Israeli writers threatening to boycott because of the controversy and with the bookfair going off quite well, until a fake bomb threat was called in at […]
Read More >>Report from France’s book fair
By Tom Teicholz at 18 March, 2008, 11:04 am
This year’s Salon du livre honored Israeli literature on the occasion of Israel’s 60th anniversary, a choice, that became controversial with Arab and Muslim countries threatening to boycott, with Israeli writers threatening to boycott because of the controversy and with the bookfair going off quite well, until a fake bomb threat was called in at […]
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