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Jordan: Arabic Harry Potter Banned in Israel

Written byAmira Al Hussaini

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Posted 12 August 2008 2:24 GMT

The Arabic version of the Harry Potter series is banned in Israel, reports The Black Iris, from Jordan. According to news sources, the ban is based on a decree from 1939 – when the area was under British mandate – prohibiting the importation of books from countries that are at war with Israel.

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