PEN America awards called off after writers' Gaza boycott

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68878883

The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.

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Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Israel rejects the charge that it is guilty of genocide. For many of its citizens and supporters it is grotesque and offensive to allege that the state created after Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews in the Holocaust is itself committing genocide.

Gee BBC pushing an agenda much?

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- Shyfer@ttrpg.network ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Not even being subtle about the propaganda lol
  
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