Sally Rooney’s books have been pulled from sale in Britain because of her support for Palestine Action after she pledged to use royalties from her work to fund the proscribed terror group. The Telegraph has the story.
The Irish author said she could no longer receive royalties for her work after she claimed she would use them to fund the proscribed group.
Providing money to someone when you know or suspect it could be used to fund terrorism carries a maximum sentence of 14 years under the Terrorism Act.
Faber, Rooney’s publisher, said it was no longer able to “pass on UK earnings” to her and would no longer sell her books, which include the bestsellers Normal People and Conversations with Friends, in Britain.
Rooney told the Telegraph: “In July 2025, the direct-action protest group Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.
“The following month, I wrote an opinion piece expressing my intention to go on supporting Palestine Action, which is not a proscribed or otherwise prohibited group here in the Republic of Ireland.
“As a result, the fulfilment of contracts to publish my work in the UK could now constitute a serious criminal offence. After a process of consultation and deliberation, and with my full agreement, my publisher Faber has therefore determined that it can no longer supply my work within the UK.” …
Since the October 7th massacre in Israel, Palestine Action has conducted a campaign of trespass, vandalism and property damage against companies and buildings in the UK that it claims are linked to “Zionism”.
It was proscribed under terror laws in 2025 after protesters allegedly broke into the RAF Brize Norton military base and caused £7 million worth of damage.
More than 3,000 people have since been arrested for expressing support for the group.
Last month, Donald Trump, the US President, declared Palestine Action to be a global terrorist organisation, adding it to a list that includes Hamas, al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
In July, Huda Ammori, one of its co-founders, was given permission by the Supreme Court to bring a legal challenge against proscription.
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Never been a fan of banning words.
I guess I disagree with her, but that ain’t the point.
And who defines a “terrorist”? The UK state? LOL
Ask Doctor David Kelly, he might have someth- ah, oh, no, not possible…
Conversely all UK tax payers continue to support a ‘known terrorist group’, the same criminal organisation that lied about WMD and as a result bombed civilians calling the intent of their campaign delivering ‘shock and awe’ to the people targeted. And when a WMD specialist called foul he was found ‘dead in the woods’ and no inquest ever followed to assure he was not just murdered.
Same old, back then it was the NeoCons pushing a pre-emptive aggression agenda. This time the beneficiaries are clearer to see if only folk were not so propagandised into fear of supposed Islamic ambitions to instead support their murderous ethnic cleansing and territorial ambitions.
So the books are banned from being sold… If Amazon complies and if someone already has one of her books on Kindle will they be able to keep it in their library?
I worry that controversial books (by ‘climate deniers’, for example) might one day be removed from Kindles. I know that Amazon have promised that will never happen but they did once recall a book which infringed copyright, I believe.
Never read anything by Ms Rooney, so they’re not going to be able to deny her my two-penn’orth. I’ll be checking my local library to ensure that they’re not breaking the law. One of my grandmothers was Oirish, so I’m probably guilty by association (or is it consanguinity?)