For the UK, writer Sally Rooney will commit a crime if she supports a pro-Palestinian organization.

The British government has warned that Irish writer Sally Rooney could face terrorism- related charges . if you donate money to Palestine Action , a pro-Palestinian organization recently outlawed in the UK.

“I support Palestine Action” is a fine article by #IrishWritersUnion member Sally Rooney in this weekend's @IrishTimes In the article #SallyRooney highlights UK govt hypocrisy: punished dissent while assisting #Israeli #genocide in #Gaza @WritersUnion_ie https://t.co/FClKTcsoqc pic.twitter.com/Su7vDJHEmq

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The author of hits like " Normal People ," adapted for the small screen by the BBC, announced that she will donate part of her profits from her books and television adaptations to Palestine Action.

In this regard, Downing Street recalled that " supporting a banned organization is a crime under the Terrorism Act" and added that "no one should support" such a group.

Rooney, 34, announced in an article in The Irish Times that he will donate earnings from his work and public profile to continue supporting Palestine Action and "direct action against genocide in any way he can."

The writer, who lives in Ireland, where Palestine Action is not banned and where the government recognizes Palestine as a state , maintains that if this behavior makes her "a 'supporter of terrorism,' so be it."

Palestinian Ambassador to Dublin Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid emphasized that Rooney is using his voice to denounce violations of international law and human rights in his country.

"I hope these calls will translate into practical actions that will stop the horrors we are witnessing perpetrated by Israel in Palestine; that will stop the genocide and forced displacement, and that will end the Israeli occupation," the diplomat emphasized.

For his part, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office insisted that there are differences "between showing support for a banned organization" and "legitimately protesting in support of a cause."

Since last July, Palestine Action has been categorized by law as a "terrorist organization" in the United Kingdom , after vandalizing two aircraft at a British Royal Air Force (RAF) military base and blocking the entrance to the headquarters of the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems in Bristol (southwest England).

Under this law, the London Metropolitan Police (Met Police) made more than 500 arrests on August 9 at a demonstration in Parliament Square in support of Palestine Action.