The following letter was issued by the Palestine Forum Japan on 29 January 2009:
Dear Mr. Haruki Murakami:
We ask you to withdraw from the Jerusalem Book Fair and receipt of the “Jerusalem Prize.”
We have heard the news that you are going to participate in the 24th Jerusalem International Book Fair from 15 to 20 February, and will be awarded the “Jerusalem Prize.” We are terribly shocked.
We ask you to seriously reconsider the social and political significance of a world-famous author such as yourself … Continue reading
