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	"author_name": "Drop the ADL from Schools",
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	"title": "The Los Angeles Public Library Should Not Censor Palestinians!",
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	"description": "The Los Angeles Public Library organized an author talk with award-winning children’s book authors Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad. Library administration abruptly cancelled the event because they didn’t like the way that Jenan protested the genocide of Palestinians on social media. This is censorship! Public libraries are supposed to protect information and make it accessible to the public, not decide who can speak based on the library’s political preferences. The cancellation communicates to Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, anti-Zionist Jewish and other patrons who oppose genocide that they are not welcome at the Los Angeles Public Library. Censorship dehumanizes Palestinians! As the largest public library system in the United States, the Los Angeles Public Library’s actions influence libraries across the country. We must protect the integrity of libraries by pushing back when they become tools of censorship and dehumanization. Tell the Los Angeles Public Library that we need them to respect the values and ethics of librarianship, not only for the sake of Palestinians, but for all marginalized communities and library patrons who want to read, listen, and learn from them.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-los-angeles-public-library-should-not-censor-palestinians"
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