Sally Rooney’s books no longer sold in UK over Palestine Action support
Summary
Foreign Affairs Minister McEntee plans to raise the withdrawal of Sally Rooney’s books from UK sales with the UK foreign secretary, saying she was shocked the publisher could no longer sell them because of Rooney’s support for Palestine Action, The Irish Times reports. Rooney and her publisher said the books would no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to direct royalties to Palestine Action; France 24 describes the group as banned as a terrorist organisation, and NPR says Rooney pledged royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group. The Times of Israel reports UK bookstores are checking whether selling her books would violate terrorism law. This follows earlier reports that publisher Faber said Rooney’s books could no longer be sold in the UK because of her support for Palestine Action.
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The Irish Times
Source ↗The Irish Times reports that Foreign Affairs Minister McEntee will raise the withdrawal of Rooney’s books from UK sales with the UK foreign secretary, saying she was shocked the publisher could no longer sell them because of Rooney’s support for Palestine Action.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports that UK bookstores are checking whether selling Rooney’s books would breach terrorism law, after Rooney said they could no longer be sold in the UK because she helps finance banned Palestine Action.
NPR
Source ↗NPR reports that Rooney said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Rooney and her publisher said her books would no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use royalties to support Palestine Action, which the UK banned as a terrorist organisation.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera’s video asks students what they think about Rooney being unable to sell her books in the UK over her support for Palestine Action.
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