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The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on Sally Rooney after the award-winning Irish novelist declared that she had “chosen not to sell translation rights of her best-selling novel ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’ to an Israeli-based publishing house.” Unsurprisingly, the accusations relied on the standard smears used against anyone who dares criticize Israel

Sally Rooney defended her decision to refuse the translation of Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Israeli publisher Modan, but Israelis Foreign Ministry told the Telegraph she was impeding peace.

The award-winning author is said to have declined an offer from an Israeli publisher over her views.

Sally Rooney, 30, was asked by Israeli publisher Modan to translate her new book into Hebrew but the author allegedly rejected the request due to her views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Bestselling Irish author Sally Rooney has stirred anger by turning down a book deal with a publisher whose clients include the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Accusers say her support for the boycott of Israel was ill-advised.

Sally Rooney was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2018 for Normal People, which was adapted for TV and became a global success. Her latest novel is called... 12.10.2021, Sputnik International

Sally Rooney was asked by Israeli publisher Modan to translate her new book -Beautiful World, Where Are You. But she rejected the request because she supports a cultural boycott of Israel.

Sally Rooney, an author who's been referred to as "the first great millennial novelist," is making her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict crystal clear: The...