Book fair in Italy thrown into emotional debate over Israel’s role at event
https://spme.org/wp-content/themes/osmosis/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0773dce204e7c661d6ff34401262df9a?s=96&d=mm&r=ghttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/15/europe/turin.php 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…