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Sally Rooney confirms she turned down Israeli publisher in solidarity with Palestinians

Summary by Ground News

Writers like Henning Mankell, China Miéville, and Kamila Shamsie are refusing to have their works translated into Hebrew and distributed by Israeli publishers. An Israeli publisher is finding it increasingly difficult to acquire translation rights to some of the year’s most important novels, mostly due to the reinvigorated support many writers are feeling for Palestine.

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BBC News

Irish author Sally Rooney in Israel boycott row

Her rejection of an Israeli company to translate her new book into Hebrew triggers anger and praise.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Sally Rooney defends decision to block Hebrew translation of her book citing human rights issues

Sally Rooney, the acclaimed Irish author, has defended her decision to block the publishing of her new novel in Hebrew citing human rights issues surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Sally Rooney turns down Israeli translation on political grounds

The writer has refused to sell Hebrew translation rights to her latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You due to her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflictSally Rooney has turned down an offer from the Israeli publisher that translated her two previous novels into Hebrew, due to her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.The Irish author’s second novel Normal People was translated into 46 languages, and it was expected that Beautiful World, …

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Sally Rooney confirms she turned down Israeli publisher in solidarity with Palestine

Bestselling author says she would be ‘proud’ to have the translated novel published in a way that was ‘compliant with the BDS movement’s institutional guidelines’

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Author Sally Rooney holds off on Hebrew translation of new novel

Irish author Sally Rooney is holding off on allowing her current book, Beautiful World, Where Are You, to be translated into Hebrew, citing Israel's "system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians."

3 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Sally Rooney holds off on Hebrew translation of new novel

NEW YORK (AP) — Author Sally Rooney is holding off on allowing her current book to be translated into Hebrew, citing Israel's “system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians.”

3 years ago·United States

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