‘Tit-for-tat’ claim denied
PA Auckland An Auckland pro-Pales-tinian group denies that its complaint to the Race Relations Office about the Leon Uris novel, “The Haj," was in response to Jewish comKints about anti-Semitic ks sold in Auckland. The Race Relations Conciliator, Mr Hiwi Tauroa, said he believed that several complaints about “The Haj” were “tit-for-tat” for his decision to refer three anti-Jewish books to the Human Rights Commission for possible banning. The Auckland Palestinian
Rights Campaign spokeswoman, Catherine Frey, said yesterday her group had made the complaint over the way Mr Uris dealt with Palestinians in his novel. “I think the anti-Jewish books are offensive, too,” she said. “But I hope Mr Tauroa’s people will make some response to our complaint.” The Race Relations Office says complaints about “The Haj” came from several pro-Palestinian groups. One complaint was made before the book was on general sale in New Zealand.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860116.2.93
Bibliographic details
Press, 16 January 1986, Page 10
Word Count
149‘Tit-for-tat’ claim denied Press, 16 January 1986, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.