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PEN America president quits over Palestinian 'erasure'

The New Arab 15 Jul 2026

He noted that Israel was mentioned 52 times throughout the report, arguing that PEN America had failed to understand BDS as a legitimate form of dialogue ... "PEN America remains dedicated to defending writers under threat, including Palestinian writers.

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PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors

The Jerusalem Post 14 Jul 2026

“It’s the First Amendment that allows all of us to engage in boycotts, not PEN America,” Mengestu told the Atlantic. “PEN America as a free expression organization is supposed to defend that right ....

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PEN America president resigns in protest after organization shares report on anti-Jewish discrimination

Cleveland Jewish News 14 Jul 2026

Dinaw Mengestu wrote on Instagram that he left because of an "ongoing failure to defend free expression fairly and equitably." ... .

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Opinion | PEN America Equivocates on Boycotting Israel

Wall Street Journal 14 Jul 2026

And its president resigns, claiming it’s ‘unethical’ even to criticize BDS as discriminatory ... .

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PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

Cleveland Jewish News 14 Jul 2026

The president of PEN America resigned over the weekend in protest of a report on boycotts targeting Jewish and Israeli authors, part of yet another round of internal division over Israel at the literary free-speech institution ... .

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PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

Jewish Telegraph Agency 14 Jul 2026

The president of PEN America resigned over the weekend in protest of a report on boycotts targeting Jewish and Israeli authors, part of yet another round of internal division over Israel at the literary free-speech institution.

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Chris Hedges: PEN America Sells Out — Again

Consortium News 14 Jul 2026

PEN America, once a fearless advocate on behalf of persecuted writers around the globe, has become a shill for Zionism and U.S ... PEN America’s president, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in protest ... “PEN America peddles agitprop,” I wrote in 2024.

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PEN America’s Report on Jewish Writers Divides Literary World as President Resigns In Protest

The Hollywood Reporter 13 Jul 2026

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President of PEN America Resigns After Article on Boycotts of Israeli and Jewish Writers

Democracy Now 13 Jul 2026

... said, ”PEN America has long opposed cultural and academic boycotts, but we have always drawn a clear line between disagreeing with a tactic and defending the right to use it.” Topics..

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PEN America Sells out. Again.

Scheerpost 13 Jul 2026

PEN America, once a fearless advocate on behalf of persecuted writers around the globe, has become a shill for Zionism and American imperialism ... PEN America’s president, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in protest ... PEN America has been hollowed out.

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PEN America president quits over anti-BDS article on 'exclusion' of Israelis, Jews in publishing

Haaretz 12 Jul 2026

PEN had published interviews with 30+ Jewish and Israeli ...

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PEN America president quits over anti-BDS article on ‘exclusion’ of Israelis, Jews in publishing

Virtual Jerusalem 12 Jul 2026

PEN had published interviews with 30+ Jewish and Israeli literary ...

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Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role

New York Times 10 Jul 2026

The novelist Dinaw Mengestu was leading a literary group that has been divided by its response to the war in Gaza ... .

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Tennessee book ban opponents to receive Courage Award at PEN America gala

Newsday 30 Apr 2026

NEW YORK — A coalition of Tennessee activists who have become known nationwide for fighting book bans will be honored by PEN America next month at its annual gala.

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Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award

Cleveland Jewish News 24 Apr 2026

Progressive Jewish author Peter Beinart has won the 2026 PEN America Literary Award for nonfiction for his latest book, “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza. A Reckoning .” ... .

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PEN America president quits over Palestinian 'erasure'

PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors

PEN America president resigns in protest after organization shares report on anti-Jewish discrimination

Opinion | PEN America Equivocates on Boycotting Israel

PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

PEN America president, defending Israel’s critics, resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish authors

Chris Hedges: PEN America Sells Out — Again

PEN America’s Report on Jewish Writers Divides Literary World as President Resigns In Protest

President of PEN America Resigns After Article on Boycotts of Israeli and Jewish Writers

PEN America Sells out. Again.

PEN America president quits over anti-BDS article on 'exclusion' of Israelis, Jews in publishing

PEN America president quits over anti-BDS article on ‘exclusion’ of Israelis, Jews in publishing

Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role

Tennessee book ban opponents to receive Courage Award at PEN America gala

Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ wins PEN America award

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