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BBC: A book fair in Paris has become the subject of controversy with several Muslim countries announcing boycotts because the guest of honour is Israel.

Saudi Arabia has become the latest to withdraw, following Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Isesco) has also urged its 50 members to pull out from the fair, which starts on 14 March.

Isesco said Israel had committed crimes against humanity in Palestinian areas.

The organisers of the book fair have said their aim is to honour literature and promote dialogue between cultures. Israel 'unworthy' >>> By Frances Harrison, BBC religious affairs correspondent

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Siniora Denies Arab States Want to Wipe Israel Off the Map

Photo of Fouad Siniora thanks to YNET NEWS

If Arabs don’t want to wipe Israel off the map, then why do so many Arab-Muslim countries, for example Saudi Arabia, refuse to recognize Israel on the maps and globes they use? Israel is so frequently torn out (leaving a hole in the map), or is quite simply blacked out with a marking pen. ©Mark Alexander

YNET NEWS: In New York Times editorial Lebanese prime minister urges Jewish state to strive for comprehensive solution based on revived Arab peace initiative; says last summer’s war in Lebanon proved that ‘military action does not give the people of Israel security’

“The Arab states are not seeking to wipe Israel off the map; rather, we are seeking the legitimate goals of an armistice, secure borders and the ability of all of the region’s people to live in peace and security,” Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said in a New York Times editorial published on Friday. Arabs don’t want to wipe Israel off map, Siniora says (more)

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