Sally Rooney has agreed to publish her latest novel 'Intermezzo' in Hebrew by publishers deemed BDS-compliant. But the price of acceptance by boycotters, whether within Israel or outside, is a political purity test that is toxic for allyship and effective political actionFive years of self-flagellation. That's how long it took to close the agreement between Sally Rooney, Israeli publishers and the Palestinian boycott movement to publish the bestselling Irish novelist's book "Intermezzo" in Hebrew.