Current sectionIsrael NewsThe cancellation followed an appeal by a right-wing NGO head, who accused participating groups of incitement and supporting boycotts of Israel. The municipality-owned venue operator cited 'sensitive security and public realities'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEden Solomon12:00 AM • June 17 2026 IDTThe Be'er Sheva municipality on Monday canceled a joint Hebrew-Arabic book fair scheduled for this week, following an appeal by right-wing group Betzalmo, which cited the participation of groups "calling for a boycott of the State of Israel."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Arab IsraelisNegevBooksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBe'er Sheva Cancels Arab-Hebrew Book Fair After Pressure From Right-wing NGOReport: U.S.-Iran Deal Includes Pledge to End All Sanctions on TehranADL Slams pro-Netanyahu Pundit for 'Antisemitic Slur' Against Trump EnvoysHaaretz's Amir Tibon Wins Major Jewish Literature Prize for October 7 MemoirHow pro-Palestinian Groups Are Using AIPAC's Playbook in New York and BeyondRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France