SA’s Nobel laureate JM Coetzee snubs Jerusalem festival, denounces Israel’s Gaza actions
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South African Nobel Prize-winning laureate JM Coetzee has snubbed an invitation to the 14th International Writers Festival in Jerusalem, citing Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
According to the festival director, Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler, Coetzee’s refusal was based on his view that Israel has been conducting a campaign of genocide in Gaza that is disproportionate to the 7 October attacks by Hamas.
‘Genocide’
Tzaisler revealed that Coetzee wrote an
According to the festival director, Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler, Coetzee’s refusal was based on his view that Israel has been conducting a campaign of genocide in Gaza that is disproportionate to the 7 October attacks by Hamas.
‘Genocide’
Tzaisler revealed that Coetzee wrote an
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