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Banned and restricted books in Israel
26 titles have been banned or restricted in Israel, recorded across 26 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
26
Ban events
26
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
2
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speak, Bird, Speak Again | Ibrahim Muhawi, Sharif Kanaana | 1989 | 1 |
| Memory for Forgetfulness | Mahmoud Darwish | 1986 | 1 |
| Can the Palestinian Problem be Solved? | Alouph Har Even | — | 1 |
| The Battle for Peace | Ezer Weizman | 1981 | 1 |
| Studies in the History of Palestine During the Middle Ages | P.P. Bartholdy | — | 1 |
| At the End of the Night | Mahmoud Darwish | — | 1 |
| Selected Poems | Mahmoud Darwish | — | 1 |
| The Non-Jewish Jew | Isaac Deutscher | 1968 | 1 |
| I Accuse | Roger Delorus | — | 1 |
| Watergate | Adnan al-Maluhi | — | 1 |
| Afghanistan - The Revolution | Hanna Salah | — | 1 |
| The Lover | Ghassan Kanafani | 1966 | 1 |
| Gush Emunim, The True Face of Zionism | Danny Rubinstein | 1982 | 1 |
| Hamlet | William Shakespeare | 1603 | 1 |
| The Story of Mankind | Hendrik Willem van Loon | 1921 | 1 |
| Tolstoy | Henri Troyat | 1965 | 1 |
| Constitutional Law | Amnon Rubinstein | — | 1 |
| Cancer Ward | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | 1966 | 1 |
| August, 1914 | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | 1971 | 1 |
| The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1954 | 1 |
| The Sea Wolf | Jack London | 1904 | 1 |
| And Quiet Flows the Don | Mikhail Sholokhov | 1928 | 1 |
| Virgin Ground Upturned | Mikhail Sholokhov | 1932 | 1 |
| The Young Guardia | Alexander Fadeyev | 1945 | 1 |
| Collection of Classic Fairy Tales | — | — | 1 |
| The Color Purple | Alice Walker | 1982 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 25
By decade
1980s2
2010s1
Documented bans
All 26 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
The Color Purple2012
Speak, Bird, Speak Again1989
Memory for Forgetfulness1988
Can the Palestinian Problem be Solved?—
The Battle for Peace—
Studies in the History of Palestine During the Middle Ages—
At the End of the Night—
Selected Poems—
The Non-Jewish Jew—
I Accuse—
Watergate—
Afghanistan - The Revolution—
The Lover—
Gush Emunim, The True Face of Zionism—
Hamlet—
The Story of Mankind—
Tolstoy—
Constitutional Law—
Cancer Ward—
August, 1914—
The Lord of the Rings—
The Sea Wolf—
And Quiet Flows the Don—
Virgin Ground Upturned—
The Young Guardia—
Collection of Classic Fairy Tales—
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