The author of the book “Ordinary People” supports the Palestinian Action Group and seeks to reverse the organization’s inclusion in the banned list; The case is on trial
November 27
2025
– 8:34 pm
(Updated at 8:46 p.m.)
Irish writer Sally Rooney He said his books could no longer be sold in the UK because of his support for the group Palestinian work (Palestinian Action), which the British government classified as a terrorist organization. Information from the newspaper The Guardian.
“I will almost certainly not be able to publish or produce any new work in the UK while this embargo is in place. (…) If the PLO remains embargoed when my next book is ready for publication, this book will be available to readers all over the world and in dozens of languages, but it will not be available to readers in the UK, simply because no one will be allowed to publish it (unless I am content to give it away for free),” the book’s author admitted. Ordinary peopleThis was during a lawsuit aimed at undoing the inclusion of the Palestinian Labor Organization on the list of banned organizations.
He added: “My novels have been influential and popular in Great Britain, where I am among the best-selling literary authors of the past decade. The disappearance of my works from libraries would represent a severe incursion by the state into the field of artistic expression.”
The trial of the case is expected to end in the British Supreme Court next Tuesday 2.
In September, the writer won a literary award, but did not travel to receive the award, claiming that she was at risk of arrest.