From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Ramzi Baroud was published by Ma’an on 1 November 2015.
“J.K. Rowling owes Palestinians an apology, not an explanation”
There is a possibility that you have heard of the famed British author, J.K. Rowling, writer of the popular fantasy series ‘Harry Potter’. While I knew of her books — through my teenage kids — I knew little about the author herself, until recently.
Under an oblique title, “Israel needs cultural bridges, not boycotts”, Rowling, along with a few celebrity writers, argued against growing calls for an academic boycott of Israel.
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