J.K. Rowling gets real on Twitter, discourages cultural ban of Israel
- 9 years ago
In February, over 100 artists announced in The Guardian that they were participating in a cultural boycott of Israel, and would accept "neither professional invitations to Israel, nor funding, from any institutions linked to its government," due to the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians.
Other prominent British cultural figures - including Rowling - are against the boycott.
She and others have joined in a movement called Culture for Coexistence, which published an open letter in The Guardian that called for "bridges, not boycotts."
The author says that she has received privates messages perpetuating that "Harry wouldn't understand" her position.
But in an essay posted on TwitLonger, Rowling argues that Harry, particularly the mature Harry of Deathly Hallows, would at least try to understand the anti-boycott stance - just as he tried to understand Dumbledore's plan in the final book, and followed it despite his own hesitations.
Other prominent British cultural figures - including Rowling - are against the boycott.
She and others have joined in a movement called Culture for Coexistence, which published an open letter in The Guardian that called for "bridges, not boycotts."
The author says that she has received privates messages perpetuating that "Harry wouldn't understand" her position.
But in an essay posted on TwitLonger, Rowling argues that Harry, particularly the mature Harry of Deathly Hallows, would at least try to understand the anti-boycott stance - just as he tried to understand Dumbledore's plan in the final book, and followed it despite his own hesitations.