Event Brief
May 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM ET
JM Coetzee declines Jerusalem writers festival over Gaza
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Novelist JM Coetzee said he will not attend a Jerusalem writers festival over what he called a genocidal campaign in Gaza.
WHO: JM Coetzee
WHAT: JM Coetzee declined to attend the Jerusalem writers festival.
WHEN: May 7, 2026 at 5:19 AM ET
WHERE: Jerusalem
WHY: Coetzee said he is reacting to what he described as a genocidal campaign in Gaza.
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