Writer petitions the Israeli supreme court over travel ban
The author Ala Hlehel launches a petition to the supreme court in Israel to issue a permit for him to travel to a literary festival in Beirut
The writer Ala Hlehel has launched a petition to the supreme court in Israel to issue a ruling on the travel ban which prevents Israeli citizens from travelling to "enemy states" – a ban which bars him from the launch of a project celebrating the best in Arab literature at the Beirut festival.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 26 March, 2010
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