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Paris Book Burning
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120527435282828463.html Then, in Paris, they came for the novelists. One by one, from Morocco to Saudi Arabia to Iran, Muslim governments have signed up for the boycott of the international book fair opening Friday in the French capital. The reason? It showcases Israeli literature this year — which, by mere coincidence organizers say, happens to…

Senate Judiciary Committee Recognizes UC Irvine Anti-Semitism
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http://www.redcounty.com/rccampuswatch/2008/03/senate-judiciary-committee-rec/ In an interesting turn of events, the US Senate Judiciary Committee has now decided to weigh in on the issue of antisemitism at UC Irvine. In a letter to the US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (signed only by Republican Senators Jon Kyl, Sam Brownback, and Arlen Specter), certain members of the committee demand…

Hudson Institute’s Center for Middle East Policy: Iranian Textbooks: Preparing Iran’s Children for Global Jihad?
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Hudson Institute’s Center for Middle East Policy cordially invites you to a discussion on Iranian Textbooks:Preparing Iran’s Children for Global Jihad? Monday, March 10, 2008, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Hudson Institute: Betsy and WalterSternConferenceCenter1015 15th St, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC20005 As debates rage about Iran’s nuclear intentions, educational textbooks may serve as one…

Edinburgh U. Cancels Prosor’s Talk
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204546423678&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull The University of Edinburgh called off a lecture by Israeli Ambassador to Great Britain Ron Prosor scheduled for Thursday, citing logistical reasons while distancing itself from a claim by a pro-Palestinian fringe group that a planned protest had caused the cancellation. Prosor had been scheduled to speak at the School of Law building at…