The Metropolitan Police and Transport for London are investigating anti-Israel posters, based on controversial author Sally Rooney's Normal People book cover, that appeared on a London bus stop.
A picture was posted on Twitter yesterday appearing to show a poster that read 'Normal People Boycott Israel' on the Vauxhall Park bus stop in front of the Better Vauxhall Leisure Centre in Lambeth.
Last week, the award-winning Irish author, 30, was accused of anti-Semitism after reportedly refusing to allow her new book - Beautiful World, Where Are You - to be published in Hebrew.
The Met Police and Transport for London are investigating anti-Israel posters, based on controversial author Sally Rooney's Normal People book cover, that appeared on a London bus stop
Normal People's original front cover was designed by artist Henn Kim and features two lovers in a sardine can
Normal People's original front cover was designed by artist Henn Kim and features two lovers in a sardine can.
A spokesperson for Transport for London (TfL) responding on Twitter said: 'This has been raised with the relevant team to investigate - it will be removed very soon.'
The picture sparked outrage on Twitter with one user commenting: 'How is this acceptable? How is this acceptable!'
A spokesperson for Lambeth Police responded: 'We were alerted to this poster on 18 October and officers will be investigating.
'We've also been in touch with TfL who will be sending a contractor to remove it as soon as possible.'
Lord (David) Wolfson of Tredegar QC, a minister in the Ministry of Justice, said: 'Would you please clarify - was this 'advertisement' originally approved by TfL, but now is under investigation? Or was it put up without any TfL input or approval?'
Sally Rooney, 30, was asked by Israeli publisher Modan to translate her new book - Beautiful World, Where Are You - but the author allegedly rejected the request
