UK warns Sally Rooney
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The 34-year-old novelist is pitching her support behind Palestine Action, an anti-Israel group that was outlawed in Britain in July.
Donation pledge to UK's Palestine Action is latest in series of anti-Israel moves by writer of 'Normal People'; UK spokesperson: Support for group is violation of Terrorism Act
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Newser on MSNSally Rooney Could Be Arrested Over Her Donations
Irish novelist Sally Rooney faces possible arrest under the UK's Terrorism Act after pledging to donate her book royalties to Palestine Action, a group recently listed as a terrorist organization in the country.
The Irish novelist faces outlandish accusations of terrorism after writing in support of banned protest group Palestine Action.
She is far from the first author to be embroiled in controversy, but ‘No 10 warns Sally Rooney,’ is not a headline that might have been widely expected in 2025. The Irish novelist has, however, been approached by Sir Keir Starmer’s office about her support of the banned group Palestine Action.
LONDON — Irish author Sally Rooney has vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to the Palestine Action group, which was recently proscribed as a terrorist organization in the UK.