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Sally Rooney’s translation debacle is a political stunt that misses the plot
There is no honor in boycotting a language and a people. And yet that is what Sally Rooney has effectively done, despite her statement to the contrary, by blocking Hebrew translation of her new novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You” by Modan Publishing House.
Sally Rooney’s refusal to work with an Israeli publisher is antisemitic — just like all of BDS
It was already clear that something was up with acclaimed novelist Sally Rooney when I read her 2018 book “Normal People” and the characters randomly started bashing Israel:
‘A hypocrite’: Israelis in publishing say Sally Rooney is turning her back on Hebrew readers
The Israeli publishing house she would be willing to work with does not exist, her critics say.
‘What she’s doing is anti-translation.’ Why Israeli translators are upset about Rooney’s boycott.
“I think that if she really wants to make a difference, she should use her talents to write about what bothers her.”
Sally Rooney clarifies: She’s boycotting Israel, not the Hebrew language.
“The Hebrew-language translation rights to my new novel are still available,” Rooney wrote in a statement.
Why won’t Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew by an Israeli publisher?
Although Hebrew translations of her first two books were published, Sally Rooney has refused to allow an Israeli publisher to translate her new novel.
A journalist exposed Nazis — then lost her dream job over Israel
In Germany “any kind of advocacy for Palestine, or solidarity for Palestine, is considered antisemitic,” said one Jewish activist.
L.A. teachers sidestep BDS resolution in decisive union vote
A resolution to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement in the second-largest teachers’ union in the country met a quiet demise Thursday evening, defying a trend among public school boards that accelerated after the Gaza-Israel war last May.
