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Cancel event, Amnesty is urged by ZF

January 19, 2012 12:31
Ben White’s new book

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Amnesty International should cancel the launch of an anti-Israel activist's book about Palestinians because he allegedly "justified antisemitism", according to the Zionist Federation.

Ben White's new book, Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy, is due to be launched at Amnesty's London offices on January 26.

The ZF has written to AI managing director Kate Allen encouraging her to cancel the event or replace it with a "genuine debate" between speakers who hold different views to Mr White.

ZF chairman Harvey Rose wrote: "I and many others cannot understand why Amnesty is giving White a platform to propagate his abhorrent and mendacious views unchallenged."