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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Turkey's PM takes aim at writer Paul Auster over Israel | Reuters

Turkey's PM takes aim at writer Paul Auster over Israel

By Daren Butler and Simon Cameron-Moore

ISTANBUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan branded acclaimed novelist Paul Auster as ignorant on Tuesday for refusing to visit Turkey in protest at the jailing of journalists, accusing the Jewish American writer of double-standards for visiting Israel.

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