PEN America President Dinaw Mengestu resigned over a report on boycotts targeting Jewish and Israeli authors, arguing that the free speech organization must also defend writers’ ri

PEN America President Dinaw Mengestu resigned over a report on boycotts targeting Jewish and Israeli authors, arguing that the free speech organization must also defend writers’ right to participate in boycotts. Link PEN America president resigns after report warns of threats to Jewish, Israeli authors “It’s the First Amendment that allows all of us to engage in boycotts, not PEN America,” Mengestu told the Atlantic. “PEN America as a free expression organization is supposed to defend that right.