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The 17th Year of Chasing Hate from the Frankfurt Book Fair
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is, for the 17th year, the only non-governmental organisation to monitor incitement to hate andviolence on the...
“Worst Offender Award 2018” goes to Malaysia; “Runner-Up” to Iran.
For the 16th year, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre is the only non-governmental organization to monitor incitement to hate and violence on the display stands of the Frankfurt Book Fair(FBF). With over 7,400 exhibitors from 150 countries and over 300,000 visitors, it is dubbed “the Olympics of Book Fairs.” Director Jurgen Boos opened this 70th anniversaries of the Fair, as also of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by French Jewish jurist, René Cassin, by stating: “Whereverbal abuse starts, aggression follows.” European Union Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Security, Federica Mogherini, recalled how in Germany and Italy: “when books were burned, Jewish writers were burned.” Shimon Samuels with Frankfurt Book Fair Director, Jurgen Boos “We monitor over 300 stands known for antisemitic titles year after year. We denounce delinquent publishers to the Frankfurt authorities as a violation of their contractual obligations tothe Fair that prohibit incitement,” explained Dr. Shimon Samuels, the Centre’s Director for International Relations. The Fair makes its own prior sweep, but requires the Centre’s experience and professional exposure, in the hope that the Fair will, one day, be hate-free,” continued Samuels. Stand 4.0-B74 - Malaysia 1) Dr. M: What is of Interest to Young People?” by Chedet Mat Rodi (publisher: Nubook Press, Selangor, Malaysia, 2016) 2) “Gaza - The First Moments of Palestinian Occupation,” by IF Moses (publisher: Iman Publications, Selangor, Malaysia, 2018) Stand 5.0-B132 Association of Islamic Revolution Publishers, Iran 3) “From Gaza to Jerusalem: Islamic Resistance in Palestine,” (Barham Didemum Publishing, 2017) 4) Ayatollah Khamenei on Palestine” (4th edition, Tehran) 5) “Israeli Sadism - 50 Retaliations against the Fake Zionist Regime in Gaza”, by Asadollah Afshar (publisher: Safir Ardehal, Iran, 2014) Stand 5.1-D133 - Arab Publisher’s Association, Egypt Stand 5.1-132 - Al-Ahram, Egypt 7) “Christian Zionism and the End of Man,” by Mohamed Amara Taqi Eddin (publisher: Al Ahram, Cairo) Stand 5.1-A142 - Al Awam, Syria 8) “Out of the Frame - The struggle for Academic Oppression in Israel," by Ilan Pappe (translated by Maha Hassan Bahbouh, publisher: Dar Cadmus, Syria, 2018) Stand 3.1-A67 - Kube Publishers, UK 9) “Finding Peace in the Holy Land - A British Muslim Memoir,” by Lauren Booth (Kube Publishing, Leicester, UK, 2018) Stand 5.1-A141 - Smoloskyp Publishers, Ukraine 10) “Symon Petliura: Fighting for the Freedom of Ukraine," by Serhii Lytvyn (Smoloskyp Publishers, Kiev, 2018) This year’s “Wiesenthal Centre Worst Offender Award” goes to Malaysia. Its “Runner-Up Award” to Iran. For further information, contact Shimon Samuels at +33 609 770 158, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent direct to your Twitter feed. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in theUnited States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament(Parlatino).
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The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is, for the 17th year, the only non-governmental organisation to monitor incitement to hate andviolence on the...
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