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Leftbooks Hits Palestine Censorship

When it Comes to Books on Palestine Censorship Abounds

At a Barnes & Noble in Bayside, N.Y. a book reading and signing of The Scar of David by Susan Abulhawa scheduled for Thursday, May 24th was reduced to a book signing only. The reason Barnes & Noble gave for canceling the reading portion of Abulhawa's visit was due to ‘sensitivity' to the Jewish Community, space limitations and the author's safety, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations of New York (CAIR-NY).

Not only is this book required reading at a Brooklyn college, regarding sensitivity, a review by Library Journal states: ‘While some readers might see this novel as anti-Semitic, it is not. Indeed, Abulhawa goes to great lengths to highlight the universal desire of all people for a homeland. Furthermore, Abulhawa's compassion for American victims of 9/11 and for those who suffered in the Holocaust illuminates what it means to be humane and spiritually generous. The Pennsylvania-based Abulhawa, herself Palestinian, has crafted an intensely beautiful fictionalized history that should be read by both politicians and those interested in contemporary politics. Highly recommended.'

If we've aroused your curiosity about this book don't worry. It's not censored here. In fact, we've carried that book for some time now and are very, very proud of the fact that you can find this and other books on Palestine here at Leftbooks.com where we are 100% against  all forms of oppression and imperialist occupations and war. And, that includes the U.S.-sponsored Israeli genocide and occupation against the people of Palestine who share the basic human right all over the world to be allowed to return to their homeland.


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The Scar of David     A Novel by Susan Abulhawa

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