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Ad for Israel Book Canceled Because ‘Customers Might Complain’
Bernard-Henri Lévy, author of Israel Alone. (Amanda Edwards via Getty Images)
Magazine rejects advertisement for Bernard-Henri Lévy’s work because it will give booksellers ‘trouble they haven’t asked for and don’t wish to have.’
By Frannie Block
10.23.24 — Israel and Antisemitism
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A prominent trade publication refused to advertise a new book because it feared the word Israel in its title might upset its audience, The Free Press has learned. 

This month Melanie Notkin, an author and communications consultant, tried to place an advertisement for Bernard-Henri Lévy’s new book, Israel Alone, in Shelf Awareness, a trade publication for…

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Frannie Block
Frannie Block is a reporter for The Free Press. She started her career as a breaking-news journalist for the Des Moines Register, where she covered topics ranging from crime and public safety to food insecurity and the Iowa caucus.
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