{
  "id": 8264910,
  "title": "PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pen-america-names-author-phil-klay-critic-of-israels-actions-in-gaza",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:19:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/pen-america-names-author-phil-klay-critic-of-israels-actions-in-gaza-and-west-bank-as-president/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Amid ongoing uproar over Israel-Hamas war, group which advocates for writers and free expression taps Iraq War veteran who supported PEN study on Israeli and Jewish writers, denounces Israel's treatment of Palestinians The post PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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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."
}