Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action

Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers' union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed 'at least 95 journalists and media workers' The Society of Authors (SoA) has come under fire from all sides after members voted against a resolution demanding it issue an official statement condemning Israel's military action in Gaza. The campaign group Fossil Free Books (FFB) submitted two motions to the SoA, the UK's largest trade union for writers, illustrators ...