Novelist JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’
Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 09:06 Nobel laureate warns former supporters of Israel are turning away from country over bloodshed in Gaza South African novelist JM Coetzee attends a ceremony where he was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of the VUB Vrije Universiteit Brussel on 13 October, 2025 (AFP/Marius Burgelman) Off South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza. " The Nobel laureate, who said
Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 09:06 Nobel laureate warns former supporters of Israel are turning away from country over bloodshed in Gaza South African novelist JM Coetzee attends a ceremony where he was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of the VUB Vrije Universiteit Brussel on 13 October, 2025 (AFP/Marius Burgelman) Off South African writer JM Coetzee has declined to attend a prominent Jerusalem literary festival over Israel's "genocidal campaign in Gaza. " The Nobel laureate, who said
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