{"id":217559,"date":"2025-02-11T00:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-closures-of-two-bookshops-in-jerusalem-so-controversial\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:05:03","slug":"why-are-the-closures-of-two-bookshops-in-jerusalem-so-controversial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-the-closures-of-two-bookshops-in-jerusalem-so-controversial\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are the closures of two bookshops in Jerusalem so controversial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2RojlxsMlRY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are the closures of two bookshops in Jerusalem so controversial?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2RojlxsMlRY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel has sparked anger after closing two famous bookshops in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials claimed the shops were inciting violence.<\/p>\n<p>But the stores were popular with foreign diplomats, academics and researchers, due to the titles they sold on the history of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The men who ran the shops were arrested and charged with inciting terrorism, later reduced to a public order offence.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/israeli-police-confiscate-books-and-arrest-owners-in-raid-on-palestinian-run-bookshop-in-east-jerusalem-13306726<\/p>\n<p>#hamas #gaza #israel <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel has sparked anger after closing two famous bookshops in East Jerusalem. Israeli officials claimed the shops were inciting violence. But the stores were popular with foreign diplomats, academics and researchers, due to the titles they sold on the history of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. 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