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Article: Plot heats up for Turin book fair Honoring of Israel sets off the critics
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- February 16, 2008
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Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
02-16-2008
Plot heats up for Turin book fair Honoring of Israel sets off the critics
Byline: Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS
ROME --
The decision to select 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.
Critics of the choice say that offering such an honor at the opening of the fair in May, when Israel will celebrate its 60th anniversary as a nation, ignores its policies toward the Palestinians.
"A prestigious event ...