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Wiesenthal Centre Denounces Antisemitic Hate Displayed at Sharjah, UAE, International Book Fair

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Paris, 6 November In a letter to H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah, UAE, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels stated: “This week's opening of the...
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with the Emir of Qatar during their bilateral meeting on May 21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Official White House Photo/Shealah Craighead.

Qatar book fair continues to sell anti-Semitic books, despite ADL pressure

The Anti-Defamation League has asked the U.S. ‎Embassy in Qatar to pressure Doha to remove anti-‎Semitic titles from its government-sponsored ‎book fair, which it said “has a record of promoting blatantly anti-Semitic content.” The 29th...