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JM Coetzee Declines Jerusalem Writers Fest over Israel’s Gaza Attack

The Nobel laureate cited Israel’s Gaza campaign and said the festival could not separate itself from the conflict, according to a November letter.

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Coetzee is the latest literary figure to call out Israel’s actions against Gaza, with several other film actors and authors also having declined working with Israeli institutions in the past few years.

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Nobel Prize Winner J.M. Coetzee Refuses to Attend Literary Festival in Israel Due to the ‘Genocidal’ Campaign in Gaza

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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JM Coetzee declines Jerusalem writers fest over Israel’s Gaza attack

Coetzee is the latest literary figure to call out Israel’s actions against Gaza, with several other film actors and authors also having declined working with Israeli institutions in the past few years.

·France
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Novelist JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’

Nobel laureate warns former supporters of Israel are turning away from country over bloodshed in Gaza

·London, United Kingdom
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Middle East Eye broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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