Daughter of Author Amos Oz Says That Her Late Father Would Have Been ‘Proud’ To Be Among Israeli Authors Being Boycotted
Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner, and a thousand other authors are pledging not to work with Israeli publishers, festivals, literary agencies, and publications.
Following the news that some 1,000 writers and publishers are pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions, the daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, of celebrated Israeli writer and peace activist, Amos Oz, says that her father would have been “sad, disgusted, but proud” to be among those included in the ban.
“And ban him they would,” the eldest daughter of the late literary figure, Mrs. Oz-Salzberger, wrote on X. “Not because he didn’t care for the Palestinians, of course he did, but because he’d be the first to tell these virtue signallers that they are historically and politically ignorant.” Mrs. Oz-Salzberger is a noted historian.
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