South African Nobel laureate JM Coetzee Refuses Jerusalem Writers Festival Invitation
Nobel laureate JM Coetzee has declined an invitation to attend the Jerusalem International Writers Festival, scheduled for May 25–28, in a strongly worded letter condemning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The South African writer, who previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, addressed the letter to festival artistic director Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler in November. The correspondence, […]
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Nobel laureate JM Coetzee has declined an invitation to attend the Jerusalem International Writers Festival, scheduled for May 25–28, in a strongly worded letter condemning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The South African writer, who previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, addressed the letter to festival artistic director Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler in November. The correspondence, […]
