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Free speech or cancel culture? Randa Abdel-Fattah disinvited from writers festival

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I'm not sure if an equal tit-for-tat applies here
Each side trying to cancel the other.

If we were to recognise international law, then we have to accept the Palestinians are under occupation and blockade and have a genuine right to fight their oppressors and want a better life for themselves.

October 7 did also include an attack on an Israeli military base.
I don't see why Palestinians can't talk about October 7 in the context of and aspirations for freedom.

Some part of me thinks 'Yes if these people are kept in a concentration camp for decades and they conduct a jailbreak and go on a rampage against their oppressors' the writers amongst these people get to write a book, and if Israeli's or Zionists disagree they should state their borders and come into compliance with international law, stop subjagating these people and stop trying to silence anyone that speaks out or opposes it.

They only want to silence everyone, so that they can keep doing the thing they were doing, 'genocide' and 'ethnic cleansing' / 'land theft' 'rape' 'torture' 'murder' 'assassinations' 'wilful starvation and denial of basic needs' 'killing journalists and first responders' ...blowing up not just doctors, but entire hospitals - all of 36 of them and denying kids anesthetic for amputations.

Basically just complete terror on a nationwide level.

THE STUFF THAT MAY VERY WELL HAVE LEAD TO BONDI

Why should a Palestinian (Now Australian?) be prevented from saying what they think or venting their anger and frustration at Israel?

Like we're not aussie, and this woman can't have a few drinks as Aussie women sometimes like to do (not that I'm saying she does)
And speak her mind, and lash out a bit, get angry and emotional
Call Israel murderous and shite and wish they didn't exist.
It's not really unreasonable for her to feel that way you know.

We're becoming pretty pathetic if we carry on telling her she has no right to publicly speak her mind or vent her frustration or anger.

Like really pathetic.

Stupid Jewish censorship.
Let the woman speak.
Posted by Armchair Critic, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 7:59:00 AM
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Something in South Australia more important than the thankfully cancelled crackpot Leftist Writers’ Week is comments by SA Senator Alex Antic in relation to the Palestinian hate speech and its support from Marxist writers that brought it down.

Antic will oppose the Bill that has seen Parliament recalled early to vote on and the ‘captain's pick’ Royal Commission no matter what his party (Liberal) does.

He rightly says we have enough laws now to deal with antisemitism and hate speech.

Antic questions how the “very very significant piece of legislation” could be “rattled straight off the cuff”. (When the political class has done bugger all over the two years they have been warned by ASIO of what we were heading towards).

He claims that it is an extraordinary omnibus Bill that the government is expecting to have passed at one go.

And “we have enough laws on the books in this country as it is”, he says.

They don't enforce these laws now! Why would they enforce new ones?

Even Ley is sceptical of a single bill that covers “multiple complex and UNRELATED policy areas”.
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 8:25:18 AM
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Barnaby Joyce also gets a vote free of the Nationals as he now is. He believes the combining of hate speech laws (on top of the unused ones we already have) with gun laws is “mischievous”.

Vote for one part of the Bill means voting for the lot, and really upsetting farmers and shooters who have done nothing wrong: while the real problem, Islamism, is getting scant attention.

PM Thickanese admits that since the draconian Howard gun laws the number of guns in Australia has increased, but wants to do it again! He even repeated his pathetic Bondi terrorists “had hatred in their minds, but guns in their hands” mantra.

So, reducing the number of guns farmer Joe or shooting club members can have will put a stop to those pesky Islamic terrorists! What horseshit
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 8:51:42 AM
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ttbn,

I don't think Deborah Conway wants her events constantly interrupted because of her views on Israel. Personally, I don't she should have to face that type of activity and in real terms it is achieving nothing at the end of the day.

I don't see why she should have to put up with people trying to "cancel" her out in the name of free speech. In principle she should be left alone, except maybe in terms of commenting and discussion on issues and matters where there should be robust debate.

Randa Abdul-Fattah has though openly come out and said she would not have any discussion or talk with Deborah Conway, so in that context she is very selective.

I think those that want to silence others and allow others a free space on the Israel/Gaza matter need to understand it's not going away and they will need to learn to get on, even if they have differing views on the conflict overseas.
Posted by NathanJ, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 12:14:10 PM
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Censorship is always wrong. Never right.

Fattah is a truly despicable character. Let her talk so the whole world can see it.
Posted by mhaze, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 1:46:42 PM
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We need insult-free & hate incitement-free speech !
Parliamentarians should also be charged when they blatantly lie or bluntly refuse to answer questions. Beating around the bush should result in suspension with no pay !
Reporters caught lying & misquoting should be reprimanded !
Posted by Indyvidual, Wednesday, 14 January 2026 8:19:22 PM
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