Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Candidate for UNESCO Post Theatens Book Burning?

An interesting post from the Israel News claims that the Egyptian culture minister, Farouk Hosni, said that he “would burn Israeli books himself if found in Egyptian libraries.” An interesting outlook for someone who's up for appointment for the cultural and education arm of the UN.

"The anger in Israel over Hosni’s statement is especially emphasized due to the fact that Hosni is Egypt’s candidate for the UNESCO position, as the United Nations’ education, science and cultural organization secretary-general, and he has good chances of being chosen."

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