Sally Rooney’s books no longer sold in UK over support for banned pro-Palestinian group

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Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine ​Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and ‌her publisher said on Wednesday.

The bestselling author, known for novels including “Normal People” and “Conversations with Friends,” has been a vocal supporter of Palestine Action , including after it was proscribed by ​the British government under terrorism laws last year.

Rooney previously said in ​a witness statement submitted to London’s High Court, in support of ⁠a legal challenge over the ban on Palestine Action, that her plans ​could lead to her books being withdrawn from sale in Britain.

Her publisher Faber ​said on Wednesday that it had agreed with Rooney that “we can no longer supply her works in the UK in any format,” though it would sell her works elsewhere.

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What is Palestine Action, the group linked to hundreds of arrests in the UK?

“Current ​legislation in the UK has led to circumstances where Faber cannot pass ​on UK earnings to Sally Rooney for her work,” Faber said in a statement.

“To sell ‌a ⁠writer’s work and not be able to pass on earnings is an unconscionable situation for a publisher.”

Rooney said in a statement: “I have made every effort to be honest with the public about my beliefs and intentions and I ​am wholly prepared to ​accept the ⁠consequences.”

Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defense companies, was banned shortly after a June 2025 break-in at the ​Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base.

Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder ​Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June. The Supreme Court is due ⁠to ​hear an appeal next month.

More than 3,000 people ​have since been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action and its proscription has ​been criticized by civil liberties groups.

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爱尔兰小说家萨莉·鲁尼和她的出版商周三表示，由于鲁尼计划用她的版税来支持巴勒斯坦行动组织（一个被认定为恐怖组织的亲巴勒斯坦团体），她的书将不再在英国销售。

这位畅销书作家以《正常人》和《与朋友对话》等小说而闻名，她一直是巴勒斯坦行动组织的积极支持者，即使在去年该组织被英国政府根据反恐法取缔之后，她也依然如此。

鲁尼此前在提交给伦敦高等法院的一份证人声明中表示，她的计划可能会导致她的书籍在英国下架，以支持她对巴勒斯坦行动组织禁令提出的法律挑战。

她的出版商费伯出版社周三表示，已与鲁尼达成一致，“我们不能再以任何形式在英国提供她的作品”，但会在其他地方销售她的作品。

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什么是巴勒斯坦行动组织？该组织与英国数百起逮捕事件有关。

“英国现行法律导致费伯无法将英国的收入转交给萨莉·鲁尼作为报酬，”费伯在一份声明中表示。

“对于出版商来说，卖掉作家的作品却无法将收益转嫁给作家，这是不可接受的。”

鲁尼在一份声明中表示：“我已尽一切努力向公众坦诚我的信仰和意图，我完全准备好接受由此产生的后果。”

巴勒斯坦行动组织（Palestine Action）越来越多地将目标对准与以色列有关联的国防公司，在 2025 年 6 月闯入英国皇家空军布里兹诺顿基地后不久便被取缔。

去年，巴勒斯坦行动组织的联合创始人胡达·阿莫里对这项禁令提出质疑，高等法院于今年2月裁定她胜诉，但上诉法院于6月推翻了这一裁决。最高法院将于下个月审理此案的上诉。

此后，已有超过 3000 人因举牌支持巴勒斯坦行动组织而被捕，该组织的禁令也受到了公民自由团体的批评。