How is the Israeli government affecting Palestinian cultural expression?

The Israeli government is systematically attempting to shrink spaces where Palestinian cultural identity can be expressed or articulated. According to the Palestinian bookseller, Israel sees a significant risk in institutions and places that celebrate Palestinian cultural identity and is actively working to crush these cultural expressions. This includes banning books related to Palestinian identity, which the speaker argues contradicts Israel's claims of being a liberal democracy. The bookseller emphasizes that this censorship is part of a longer tradition of suppressing Palestinian cultural spaces, highlighting the contradiction between democratic values and the prohibition of cultural materials.