UK Declares Palestine Action 'Terrorists,' Rooney's Books 'Dangerous'
Mainstream media reports reveal author Sally Rooney's concern that the UK's potential proscription of Palestine Action could threaten her royalties due to her support for the group. The UK government, it appears, finds direct action against arms manufacturers supplying Israel a 'terrorist' endeavor, while the very acts those manufacturers enable—like the ongoing siege of Gaza—are framed as
'self-defense.' One might recall similar broad strokes silencing dissent during the Iraq War, where anti-war protestors were often painted as enemies of the state. The hypocrisy is as thick as a brick of C4. Advocating for Palestinian human rights, even through non-violent direct action against companies complicit in war crimes, is deemed a national security threat. Meanwhile, the UK government
openly approves arms exports to Israel, valued at £488 million since 2015, according to Campaign Against Arms Trade, despite mounting evidence of their use in humanitarian crises. Whose 'terrorism' are we really fighting when a novelist's words are considered more dangerous than cluster bombs?