Bookstands are being set up in cities around Israel this week for Hebrew Book Week. The theme of this year’s event is “women writers.” At an official launch in Jerusalem, President Ezer Weizman, known for previous statements suggesting women should be “knitting socks,” said he hopes one day to read a woman’s depiction of her experiences as a pilot.
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