Many people who view themselves as centrists or leftists don't really oppose the fundamental situation within which all this is happening. When it comes to the genocide in the Gaza Strip, for instance, many of them either participated in it or kept silent about itHanin Majadli12:15 AM • May 26 2026 IDTThe agreement between Sally Rooney, Israeli publishers and the BDS movement over the translation of her new book into Hebrew was received with a sigh of relief by the Israeli center-left's literary milieu. Some saw it as a sign of a global turning point, from a sweeping boycott to drawing a distinction between Itamar Ben-Gvir's Israel and "liberal Israel."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel boycottBDS MovementIsrael occupationGazaIsraeli politicsIsrael-PalestineItamar Ben-GvirGenocideCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSally Rooney Won't Save Israel's Liberal Center From ItselfThe Questions Israelis Must Ask About Palestinian PrisonersHaaretz CartoonICC Welcomes Hungary Reversal on Exit, Preserving Netanyahu Arrest RiskThe Saga of the 'Egyptian Britney' Highlights the Vulnerabilities of Arab WomenRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`On Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth