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Sally Rooney's books pulled from UK stores over Palestine Action support

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Summary

Novelist Sally Rooney said her publisher stopped selling her books in the United Kingdom after she pledged royalties to Palestine Action, a group the British government banned as a terrorist organization last year. Funding a proscribed group is a crime under UK law. Rooney's publisher withdrew titles including "Normal People" and "Intermezzo" from British stores, prompting criticism from some, including Amnesty International UK, that the move amounts to censorship over her political views.

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