The letter (published in its entirety below) represents perhaps the most forceful statement of condemnation—and largest commitment to cultural boycott—ever made by the global literary community with regard to the Israeli cultural sector.
The letter has been signed by multiple winners of, and finalists for, almost every major literary award in the world—from the Booker to the Pulitzer, the National Book Award to the Women’s Prize for Fiction—and closes with a call to action for all in the book world.
I wonder if they’ll all be blacklisted from entering the Schengen zone (Germany has a policy of banning BDS advocates).
Given the recent atrocities committed by the state of Israel, I think it is time for Germany to revisit their policy.
Unfortunately, they’re instead deciding to double down in every way possible.
Is there a list of such institutions?
