SWC condemns Sharjah “UNESCO World Book Capital of the Year” as “World Book Capital of Anti-Semitic Hate”

November 7, 2019

“Stand after stand of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”, the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” forgery and countless antisemitic conspiracy theories... For young Arab readers, UNESCO appears to endorse the bigoted stereotypes of Jews, as expounded by Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran... Damning at a time of reconciliation between Gulf States and Israel, now facing common enemies.”


"The list below  is just a taste of this obsessive-compulsive vomit of hatred... We urge you to publicly condemn and, forthwith, to strip the SIBF of the title of 'UNESCO Book Capital of the Year'. 
 
Paris - In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, noted that “the Centre annually monitors hate on the shelves of Arab international book fairs.”
 
“The last  Fair this year, in Sharjah, UAE, is arguably, the most vicious. To our horror, the current Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2019) is held under the auspices of UNESCO, as ‘UNESCO World Book Capital’, stated Samuels.
 



https://www.sharjahwbc.com/en/about-us.aspx
 
The letter continued, “This link camouflages the reality, as its manifesto declares ‘Open a book that opens minds: to celebrate the power and influence of books in uniting peoples... The initiative aims to promote peace, cultural enrichment, and intercultural dialogue through education’... 
The reality is stand after stand of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’, the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ forgery and countless titles referring to Jewish conspiracies...”
 
“Our selection below is only the tip of the iceberg of piles of such screeds,” added Samuels.
 
The letter stressed, “the organizers are known to carefully vet all titles on display for Islamophobia, but leave Jew-hatred in pride of place!”
 
The letter protested, “Madam Director-General, UNESCO appears in Sharjah to endorse this travesty, thus vitiating your educational booklets campaign on antisemitism and Holocaust denial as meaningless”... “Sadly, the name of UNESCO is abused as appearing to be complicit in validating for young Arab readers, the bigoted stereotypes of Jews - as expounded by Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. This is particularly damning at a time of reconciliation between Gulf States and Israel, now facing common enemies.”
 
The Centre called on the Director-General “to publicly condemn this outrage and to launch an immediate enquiry as to those responsable, to result in your applying appropriate disciplinary measures.”


"The list below  is just a taste of this obsessive-compulsive vomit of hatred... We urge you to publicly condemn and, forthwith, to strip the SIBF of the title,'UNESCO Book Capital of the Year'...

 We consider as a more appropriate title: ‘World Book Capital of Antisemitic Hate,’ concluded Samuels.
 


 
Partial list of publishers and titles:


Al-Ahlia Publishing, Jordan
Pawns in The Game - The Practical Implementation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, by William Guy Carr (several editions of this notorious antisemite)
Satan Prince of this World, by William Guy Carr
The Red Fog Over America, by William Guy Carr
Protocols of the Elders of Zion (The Zionist Danger), by Victor Marsden
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler

Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi, Egypt
Pawns in The Game - The Practical Implementation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, by William Guy Carr (several editions)
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, by Mansour Abd El-Hakeem
Pharaoh the Man of Stakes, Judaizing History, Land, Heritage and the Lie of the Promised Land, by Ahmed Saad El Deen
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler
 
All Prints Distributors and Publishers, UAE
Memoirs of Paul Findley - America in Danger
They Dare to Speak Out-People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby
Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years, by Israel Shahak
La Republique du Grand Orient, un Etat dans l'Etat, la Franc-Maconnerie, by Henri Coston
 
Dar Kotaiba, Syria
The Jews Through History, by Sulieman Nagy (Preface: Jews are the source of all evil)

Bissan Publishing, Lebanon
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler
 
Horus International for Publishing, Egypt
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, by Mohammed El Khashab

Al Waled for Studies, Publication and Translation, Syria
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler
 
Dar Al Ayyam, Jordan
Dark Beliefs - The Talmud, by Ayoub El Hajele
 
Also (not included in picture above):
 
Dar Shahrazad, Jordan
Protocols of the Elders of Zion, by William Guy Carr
Dar Ibn Sina, Egypt
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler
First Book Publishing, Egypt
Mein Kampf, by Adolf Hitler

The letter was shared with interested UNESCO member-states


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