[[{"content_id":"101348","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"29","user_id":"1","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"0","content_title":"Muslims boycott Paris book fair","content_number":"0","content_date_event":"2008-03-14 09:17:00","content_summary":"","content_summary_fill":"0","content_body":"&nbsp;\r\nThe Paris Book Fair opened on Thursday under the cloud of a boycott by seven Muslim countries in protest against the choice of Israel as guest of honor at the French-speaking world's largest literary event. \r\n&nbsp;\r\nThe international fair, featuring 39 Israeli writers and publishers, was due to be officially opened by visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres. \r\n&nbsp;\r\nDuring the event four people were lightly injured after the Israeli booth at the International Paris book fair collapsed. The incident occurred after Peres entered the booth causing a fracas. The president was not injured.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nAlgeria, Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen announced in advance they would shun the fair in response to a call from the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). \r\n&nbsp;\r\nThe Morocco-based organization said last month it had urged the boycott to protest against Israel's actions against Palestinians. \r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Tahoma\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">The Paris Book Fair opened on Thursday under the cloud of a boycott by seven Muslim countries in protest against the choice of <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Israel<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> as guest of honor at the French-speaking world's largest literary event<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Tahoma\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">The international fair, featuring 39 Israeli writers and publishers, was due to be officially opened by visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres.<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span> <span lang=\"FA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Tahoma\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">During the event four people were lightly injured after the Israeli booth at the International Paris book fair collapsed. The incident occurred after Peres entered the booth causing a fracas. The president was not injured<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Tahoma\"><st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">Algeria<\/span><\/st1:country-region><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Iran<\/st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Lebanon<\/st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Morocco<\/st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Saudi Arabia<\/st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\">Tunisia<\/st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Yemen<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> announced in advance they would shun the fair in response to a call from the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Tahoma\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\">The Morocco-based organization said last month it had urged the boycott to protest against <st1:country-region w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Israel<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>'s actions against Palestinians<\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span><span dir=\"rtl\"><\/span>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><span lang=\"FA\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"mso-bidi-language: FA\"><o:p><font face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2008-03-14 09:17:00","content_date_finish":"2008-03-14 09:17:00","content_date_register":"2008-03-14 09:17:00","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"101342","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":null,"attach_date_register":null,"attach_id":null,"attach_file_ext":null,"attach_file_header":null,"attach_img_type":null,"attach_img_width":null,"attach_img_height":null,"attach_file_media":null,"attach_show_watermark":null,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"82","visit_date_last":"2025-05-14 08:35:39","attach_title":null,"node_title":"Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]