Seventy notable writers and publishers, including Rachel Kushner, Francisco Goldman and Eileen Myles, signed a letter supporting Irish novelist Sally Rooney in her refusal to have her third novel translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publisher.
The letter calls Rooney’s boycott of Israeli publishers “an exemplary response to the growing injustices inflicted on the Palestinians.”
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Author Sally Rooney poses for a photo ahead of the announcement of the 2018 Costa Book Awards winner in London, Britain on January 29, 2019 (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS / REUTERS)
On November 22, a pro-Palestinian group called Artists for Palestine UK announced that it had organized a letter of support for Rooney with a list of signatories from the United States and Britain.
“Like her, we will continue to respond to the Palestinian call for effective solidarity, just as millions of people have supported the campaign against apartheid in South Africa,” the letter said. “We will continue to support the non-violent Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality. “
In defending Rooney, the letter said Modan was marketing material published by Israel’s Defense Ministry and cited an April Human Rights Watch report that found Israel guilty of instituting an “apartheid” regime.
