Australian festival apologises for cancelling Palestinian author

Adelaide’s Onanists Pull Out

[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color="" hue="" saturation="" lightness="" alpha="" text_color=""]W[/fusion_dropcap]hen Sydney-born Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, who bills herself as Palestinian rather than Australian, was shown the door by the South Australian Festival of Arts Board for what would have been the 40th Writer’s Week, around 180 international and Australian writers decided to follow her off the cliff in lemming-l…

Australian arts festival apologizes for disinviting Palestinian writer who lauded Oct. 7

Australian arts festival apologizes for disinviting Palestinian writer who lauded Oct. 7. Apology issued after organizers canceled Adelaide Writer’s Week following backlash from prominent invitees; Randa Abdel-Fattah says she accepts apology, but it’s no ‘quick fix’ The post Australian arts festival apologizes for disinviting Palestinian writer who lauded Oct. 7 appeared first on Jerusalem World News.

Inside the Adelaide Writers’ Week collapse

The implosion of one of the country’s most storied writers’ festivals has led to a series of apologies and counterclaims about hypocrisy and censorship.

Writers Week canceled after speakers withdraw over Palestinian’s exclusion

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Organizers of Australia's largest free literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after 180 writers withdrew following the removal of an Australian-Palestinian writer and a...

British band Pulp backflips on Adelaide festival withdrawal

British band Pulp has backflipped on its decision to cancel its performance at the Adelaide Festival after the organisers apologised for cancelling Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah's appearance.Pulp, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, said it was "appalled" after the Adelaide Festival Board decided to uninvite Abdel-Fattah from Adelaide Writers' Week earlier this month over cultural sensitivities following the December 14 Bondi attack."We want to m…

Abdel-Fattah doxxed me. Outrage over her removal exposes hypocrisy

The Adelaide Writers’ Festival hypocrisy is glaring. When Jewish people come together to engage in support and activism, double standards seem to apply to us.