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Oct 13, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read Read on X
The Palestinian-led global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights, and particularly its affiliate in France, @Campagnebds, warmly congratulate French author Annie Ernaux for winning the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature 2022. Image
We join many in celebrating this distinguished recognition of Ernaux’s literary creativity and prowess also because of her principled commitment to fighting oppression globally, including her support for the nonviolent struggle for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality. Image
Ernaux’s courageous endorsement of impactful measures to hold accountable Israel’s apartheid regime and its complicit cultural institutions stands out.

#DismantleApartheid #CulturalBoycott Image
It is a strong indicator of her ethical consistency in understanding and exercising the responsibility of intellectuals towards ending complicity in oppression. Image
She embodies the famous principle articulated by the late South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Image
Alfred Nobel notably said that the Nobel Prize for Literature should reward a work rendering service to humanity and “which demonstrates a powerful ideal.” Annie Ernaux’s literary and social justice work perfectly fit the bill. Image

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