Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIrish novelist Sally Rooney. She agreed to a publisher in Israel that meets BDS criteria. Credit: Amy Sussman / GETTY IMAGES NORTHRooney's novel 'Intermezzo' will be published by November Books, which she says 'does not operate in illegal Israeli settlements, receives no state funding and explicitly recognizes the international legal rights of the Palestinian people, including the right of return'01:01 PM • May 20 2026 IDT"Intermezzo," the 2024 bestseller by Irish author Sally Rooney, will be published in Hebrew in the coming weeks. Rooney, one of the most prominent cultural figures associated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, has refused since 2021 to sell the Hebrew translation rights to Israeli publishers that do not meet the movement's guidelines.In the NewsSally Rooney Still Boycotts Israel. So Why Is Her New Book Coming Out in Hebrew?The People Who Manage to Make Art Without Having a Place to Call HomeNoam Bettan Takes Second Place as Bulgaria Tops Israel in Eurovision 2026The Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford, and the Antisemitic Machine Behind Him'Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked