Algerian author Hédia Bensahli and her book Jewish Algeria. The other me that I know so little, published at the end of September 2023, are in turmoil. After the cancellation of two signing sessions which were to be held in Tizi Ouzou and Algiers, the Algerian police raided several bookstores on October 23 to confiscate copies of the book, says the pan-Arab news site. Al-Araby Al-Jadid.
The Algerian authorities did not stop at withdrawals and bans, but went so far as to question those responsible for the Frantz Fanon publishing house, which published the book in Algeria, as well as that of managers of various bookstores.
A few days earlier, Islamist MP Zouheir Fares had published an open letter in which he called on the authorities to take action against the book, denouncing a form of “cultural normalization with the Zionists”. He also claimed to send a formal request to the Ministry of Culture.
It was in particular the preface signed by Valérie Zenatti which was in the MP's sights. The Franco-Israeli writer, whose parents are of Algerian origin, served in the ranks of the IDF during her
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