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20.06.12 10:51
The celebrated US author Alice Walker has refused to allow a new Israeli edition of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple, in protest at what she calls Israel's policy of "apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people".Related StoriesWilliam Hague halts ship carrying Russian helicopters to Syrian forcesViolence continues along Israel-Gaza border leaving two Palestinians deadMan executed for 'witchcraft' in Saudi ArabiaDeadlock at talks to curb Iran's nuclear progress mehr bei independent.co.uk