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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Letter to Bendigo Writers Festival flagged ‘concern' over Palestinian writer
A letter warning about the appearance of Palestinian writer and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah at Bendigo Writers Festival was sent to event organisers by lobby group 5A in July, suggesting she would 'pose a direct threat to the Jewish community in Australia'. A Palestinian-Egyptian, Muslim woman, Abdel-Fattah was scheduled to speak at Bendigo Writers Festival over the weekend in the La Trobe Presents component of the festival called 'On Reckonings', alongside UTS professor of law and podcaster Katherine Biber and author Paul Daley. 'We are deeply concerned about the invitation of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at [Bendigo Writers Festival La Trobe Presents] event on her book Discipline, concerning speaking about the war in Gaza,' the letter from 5A began. The letter also alleged Dr Abdel-Fattah is 'widely known for her antisemitism and anti-Israeli rhetoric … [and] perpetually dehumanises people who hold Zionist views and condemns them as not worthy of human dignity'.
The Age
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
Letter to Bendigo Writers Festival emerges flagging ‘concern' over Palestinian writer
A letter warning about the appearance of Palestinian writer and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah at Bendigo Writers Festival was sent to event organisers by lobby group 5A in July, suggesting she would 'pose a direct threat to the Jewish community in Australia'. A Palestinian-Egyptian, Muslim woman, Abdel-Fattah was scheduled to speak at Bendigo Writers Festival over the weekend in the La Trobe Presents component of the festival called 'On Reckonings', alongside UTS professor of law and podcaster Katherine Biber and author Paul Daley. 'We are deeply concerned about the invitation of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at [Bendigo Writers Festival La Trobe Presents] event on her book Discipline, concerning speaking about the war in Gaza,' the letter from 5A began. The letter also alleged Dr Abdel-Fattah is 'widely known for her antisemitism and anti-Israeli rhetoric … [and] perpetually dehumanises people who hold Zionist views and condemns them as not worthy of human dignity'.
