Sally Rooney rejects Israeli translation offer in support of BDS

Irish author turns down bid by publishing company Modan to translate, Beautiful World, Where Are You, into Hebrew.

Irish author Sally Rooney has rejected a bid by an Israeli publishing company to translate her latest novel into Hebrew due to her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Rooney, 31, said in a statement on Tuesday that her decision to turn down Modan’s offer for the translation rights to, Beautiful World, Where Are You, was taken in support of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

BDS calls for a full cultural, economic and academic boycott of Israel for its illegal repression of Palestinian rights.