Overview
- A joint decision announced Wednesday by Rooney and her publisher Faber stops distribution of her books in the United Kingdom because the publisher says it cannot lawfully pay her UK earnings.
- Rooney publicly said in August 2025 that she would continue to support Palestine Action and intended to channel income from her work to the group, a pledge that prompted the commercial response.
- The government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in July 2025 and the legal status has been contested in court, with the High Court lifting the ban in February 2026, an appeals court later upholding the use of the Terrorism Act, and the Supreme Court due to rule in November 2026.
- Since the proscription there have been thousands of arrests under the Terrorism Act linked to Palestine Action, a development that publishers cite when weighing the legal risk of processing payments tied to an author’s stated intent to fund the group.
- Rooney’s books will continue to be sold outside the UK and the group is not banned in Ireland, a split legal landscape that could influence how publishers, authors and rights holders handle royalties and contracts while the Supreme Court considers the case.