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Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

JL;DR SUMMARY Irish novelist Sally Rooney has decided to release her latest novel, "Intermezzo," in Hebrew through an Israeli publisher, November Books, which aligns with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement's principles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Bds MovementPalestinian RightsHebrew Translation+972 MagazineCultural BoycottSally RooneyLiterary ControversyIntermezzoIsraeli PublisherNovember Books

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Ireland
"Irish novelist Sally Rooney, who drew headlines in 2021 for refusing a Hebrew translation of one of her books, is now publishing her latest novel in Hebrew through an Israeli publisher approved by boycott activists."
Israel
"The Hebrew translation of Intermezzo, due out next month, will be published by November Books in collaboration with the left-wing Israeli news sites +972 Magazine and Local Call."
Palestinian Territories
"Rooneys decision marks an unusual but not unprecedented attempt to work within the framework of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, which has long called on artists and cultural figures to avoid working with Israeli institutions it considers complicit in Israeli government policies toward Palestinians."

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