An American library group condemned the destruction of Palestinian libraries during Israel’s invasion of the West Bank this spring. The resolution passed by the American Library Association reportedly didn’t criticize the Israeli government directly, instead criticizing the damage to the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Culture in Ramallah and calling for an international investigation.
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