That's not quite right either. Rooney is saying she'll by default refuse offers from *all* publishers of a particular nationality on the grounds that merely being a company of said nationality *constitutes* a prima facia "political stance" on the company's part.
It's impossible for you to imagine a Israel company distancing itself from apartheid? That's a harsh judgement on Israel, much harsher than anything Rooney has said.
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That's why I said "default" and "prima facia". It sets up a prima facia obligation on Israelis-qua-Israelis. Yes, prima facia obligation is different that a per se bar, but it's obviously not "saying nothing about nationality". It explicitly hinges the duty on nationality!
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I don't think the obligation to oppose apartheid is onerous and is based on a duty to morality rather than nationality.
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