{
  "id": 17233911,
  "title": "‘Weak and cowardly’: UK bars renowned Swedish author ahead of Palestine event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/weak-and-cowardly-uk-bars-renowned-swedish-author-ahead-of-palestine",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:17:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/weak-and-cowardly-uk-bars-renowned-author-ahead-palestine-event"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "‘Weak and cowardly’: UK bars renowned Swedish author ahead of Palestine event Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 10/30/2026 - 11:58 Andreas Malm’s exclusion deepens scrutiny of Andy Burnham’s promises to break with Keir Starmer’s record on Gaza Climate activist and author Andreas Malm attends a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2022 (Jeremy Chan/Getty Images/AFP)…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}