Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt book fair, blaming organisation's pro-Israel stance

Representatives of the south-east Asian country stated that the event, the world's largest, has allied itself with Israel in its war with Hamas, after an award due to be presented to a Palestinian writer was cancelled Malaysia's education ministry has pulled out of the Frankfurt book fair, citing the organisation's pro-Israel stance in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. In a statement published on Monday, the Malaysian ministry said that it "will not compromise with Israel's violence in P...