THE Israel-Hamas war is set to overshadow the Frankfurt Book Fair this week after the postponement of a Palestinian author's award ceremony sparked condemnation from top writers and the withdrawal of several Arab groups.
The world's biggest publishing trade event begins Wednesday, just over a week since Hamas launched the deadliest attack in Israel's history, prompting Israel to respond with a relentless bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip.Organizers swiftly denounced the Palestinian militants' 'barbaric' assault and rushed to reorganize the schedule, pledging Israeli voices would feature prominently.
Other writers who signed included Pankaj Mishra, William Dalrymple, Colm Toibin and Naomi Klein.Artificial intelligence threatSome Arab publishing industry groups announced at the weekend they were pulling out of the fair.These included the Sharjah Book Authority, in the United Arab Emirates, which said in a statement that 'we champion the role of culture and books to encourage dialogue and understanding between people.'We believe that this role is more important than ever.
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