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Israeli police raid East Jerusalem bookstore, arresting Palestinian owners

On the Middle East

Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, owners of East Jerusalem bookstore, Educational Bookshop, were detained by Israeli police on suspicion of violating public order. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Nathan Thrall who had celebrated the launch of his latest book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, at Educational Bookshop.

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