Irish novelist Sally Rooney says she will hand over royalties from BBC adaptations of her work to Palestine Action—a group banned in Britain as a terrorist organisation.
The Normal People author declared in the Irish Times that she intends to use her BBC fees and “public platform” to back the outfit and its “direct action,” adding: “If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it.”
The group was outlawed in July, with ministers warning that any membership, support or funding now carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. Since then, police have arrested more than 700 people linked to Palestine Action.
Rooney claims these were “peaceful protesters” and accused the UK government of tearing up basic freedoms “to protect its relationship with Israel.”
Earlier this year, activists connected to the group allegedly caused £7 million in damage by breaking into RAF Brize Norton and vandalising military aircraft.
A BBC spokesman distanced the broadcaster, saying: “Matters relating to proscribed organisations are for the relevant authorities.”
