Listowel Writers Week stood by its decision to invite Israeli-feminist writer Savyon Liebrecht to address its annual festival recently but, after some debate, it refused money from the Israeli embassy to support the event. Festival organisers invited Liebrecht some time ago but when supporters of BDS (boycott, disinvestment and sanctions) lobbied the group about Israeli… Read more »
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