{"id":134708,"date":"2026-11-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134708"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:00:51","slug":"22-00-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134708","title":{"rendered":"Sally Rooney\u2019s Publisher Stops UK Distribution Over Author\u2019s Support for Designated Terror Group Palestine Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/15\/sally-rooneys-publisher-stops-uk-distribution-authors-support-designated-terror-group-palestine-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sally Rooney\u2019s Publisher Stops UK Distribution Over Author\u2019s Support for Designated Terror Group Palestine Action<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-14T152237Z_2_LYNXMPEM9D1M2_RTROPTP_4_BRITAIN-SALLY-ROONEY.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Author Sally Rooney poses for a photograph ahead of the announcement of the winner of the Costa Book Awards 2018 in London, Britain, Jan. 29, 2019. Photo: REUTERS\/Henry Nicholls<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post_content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sally Rooney\u2019s publisher in London said on Wednesday that it will stop distributing her work in the United Kingdom in any format because of the Irish author\u2019s public support for the anti-Israel group Palestine Action, which the British government proscribed as a terrorist organization last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The British publishing house Faber said it made the decision because the country\u2019s anti-terrorism legislation prevents them from being able to pay Rooney royalties from sales in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cCurrent legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work. To sell a writer\u2019s work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher,\u201d Faber explained in a <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faber.co.uk\/journal\/faber-statement-14-october-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on its website. \u201cAs such, and in full agreement with Sally, we have taken the decision that we can no longer supply her works in the UK in any format.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Faber added that it will remain the publisher of Rooney\u2019s body of work \u2013 including <em>Beautiful World,<\/em> <em>Where Are You<\/em>, <em>Normal People<\/em>, and <em>Conversations With Friends<\/em> \u2013 and will keep selling her writings outside of the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The British government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in July 2025, not long after activists from the UK-based group broke into the Royal Air Force\u2019s Brize Norton air base and vandalized two military aircrafts with red paint and crowbars. <span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Palestine&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Action has<\/span> often targeted arms and defense companies in<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\"> Britain that have ties to Israel, particularly<\/span> Israel\u2019s largest defense firm Elbit Systems, and accuses the British government of being complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In August 2025, one month after Palestine Action was banned in the UK, Rooney <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/08\/20\/irish-author-sally-rooney-vows-donate-proceeds-work-uk-terror-group-palestine-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that she would donate proceeds from her books and two BBC adaptations of them to support Palestine Action. The best-selling author has openly accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and in 2021 <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2021\/10\/12\/irish-author-refuses-to-sell-hebrew-rights-of-new-book-to-israeli-publisher-in-solidarity-with-bds-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to sell the Hebrew translation rights of <em>Beautiful World, Where Are You<\/em> to an Israeli publisher because of her longtime support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Rooney also joined more than 1,000 authors who<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/10\/31\/over-1000-literary-industry-figures-reject-efforts-boycott-jewish-israeli-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> vowed to boycott<\/a> Israeli publishers and institutions in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Under the UK\u2019s Terrorism Act 2000, membership in or inviting support for a proscribed organization like Palestine Action is a criminal offense that can be punished by up to 14 years in prison and a fine. Wearing clothing or carrying articles in support for a banned terrorist organization can result to up to six months in prison and a \u00a35,000 fine. Palestine Action has been fighting an ongoing legal battle in the UK to get the ban overturned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The United States designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in August. The US Department of Treasury <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> Palestine Action of supporting \u201cnumerous acts of terrorism since July 2020, including acts that have physically injured UK law enforcement personnel, as well as acts intended to intimidate lawful commercial enterprises and coerce the UK government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sally Rooney\u2019s Publisher Stops UK Distribution Over Author\u2019s Support for Designated Terror Group Palestine Action Shiryn Ghermezian Author Sally Rooney poses for a photograph ahead of the announcement of the winner of the Costa Book Awards 2018 in London, Britain, Jan. 29, 2019. 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