BTW, are Br Pennis, and Fr Fookemup still down at the church on a Sunday morning, with all those lovely little alter boys running around the place.

actually, Paul they are too busy grooming kids in libraries and recruiting through their shame months. Mind you I doubt the Greens would even see child abuse a crime.

Just replying to some here,

Firstly, this issue was covered by the Australian. Unfortunately I couldn't include a link as the article was under paywall.

I wouldn't call the Australian Newspaper turning this matter into a storm in a teacup or anything close. If anything they are a very pro-Israel, pro-Jewish newspaper - which they are of course allowed to be.

In this case we are facing a Jewish writer being denied a service in terms of publishing a book about the Holocaust. A history rooted no doubt in many sad stories. We need to know more about these stories - and we can't know if they are not put out there in a public realm.

It is a difficult issue for the editor in this case, as she is put off by the views of the person in question, but I am also sure she is fearful if she takes on any work of a Jewish/Israeli author she risks her business being boycotted and losing income as a result. She will have to take a whole range of things into account - including going against people who are Jewish. You can't say they are not, when they are.

Negative activity against Jewish people in Australia is on the rise and this is covered well in an opinion piece on the ABC website link, see below where you actually get to read the story of an individual.

The author wrote with no name included to protect her identity and not have to face abuse in a public environment. No one should be put in that situation in Australia.

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/jewish-woman-australia-like-a-sanctuary-before-7-october/106672564

Finally, the author in this case in terms of wanting his book published is Jewish. You can't separate that off from his views. The two are connected and linked. So much like the egg and the yolk, you pretty much have to accept and take the whole thing.

Google? 'Jewish attacks on Palestinian writers'

>>Palestinian writers and journalists are facing severe, multi-faceted pressures involving both physical danger and professional censorship, particularly since October 2023. These actions include targeted killings in air strikes, physical assaults, and smear campaigns aimed at restricting their public platform

Key Instances and Trends

Physical Safety and Deaths: Several Palestinian writers, journalists, and poets have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza. Examples include Dr. Refaat Alareer (Dec 2023), Omar Abu Shawish (Oct 2023), and journalist Al-Taweel.

Physical Assaults: In the West Bank, illegal Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian journalists with pipes and stones while they were covering events, resulting in severe injuries.

Censorship and "Smear Campaigns": In Australia, Palestinian writers like Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah have faced efforts to exclude them from literary festivals, driven by accusations of antisemitism or anti-Israel commentary, with supporters calling these actions orchestrated harassment or anti-Palestinian racism.

Professional Marginalization: Many Palestinian authors report being subjected to intense public scrutiny, "blacklist" attempts, and pressure on publishers to censor their voices.

Broader Context: These actions are often described as part of a wider conflict where literature and journalism are treated as fronts of struggle, with intense pressure on cultural institutions to limit the expression of Palestinian viewpoints. Conversely, some pro-Israel groups, such as the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), have accused certain Palestinian authors of spreading hate and have called for their exclusion from public platforms.<<

Google? 'ABC journalist sacked over Jewish views'

>>The Federal Court of Australia ruled in June 2025 that the ABC unlawfully terminated journalist Antoinette Lattouf in December 2023. The court found she was sacked, in part, because of her political opinions regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, following an "orchestrated campaign" by pro-Israel lobbyists.<<

Do you know that Israel assassinated 275 journalists, (probably more now) many with airstrikes at home with their wife and kids? (also killed)

The editor has stated publicly she could not "comfortably work with someone who supports Israel's actions" in terms of the ongoing conflict there.

And for that, his response is:

'I want to bring you out into the spotlight, publicly vilify you and take you to the cleaners in court.'

Law and Justice...

They will tell Palestinian writers 'no' all day long, even bringing the entire writers festivals into disrepute (numerous times), and it's the same mentality that leads them to attack their own people if they dare step out of line.

I don't care about Jews connection to their biblical homeland.
What I care about is the lengths they will go to and the harm they readily inflict to get it back.

How much is the bill for the coming global depression?
The worlds been paying double for the price of oil for the last 4 months.

I support the editors right to decline.

The interesting question is why would he want to force her to do something she's not comfortable doing when there are other options readily available?

Google? 'Jewish book editors'

>>Jewish book editors provide essential expertise for manuscripts focusing on Jewish fiction, memoir, theology, and history, ensuring cultural, religious, and historical accuracy. Specialized editors, such as Gila Green and those at Mosaica Press (represented by Doron Kornbluth), help navigate nuanced themes, ritual time, and inherited memory.<<
There's quite a number of options here.

The answer is that they can't help themselves to invoke anti-semitism card, threaten legal action and try to vilify, it's their way.

I don't really care if his book never hits the shelves.
Just the same as Palestinian stories that will never be heard because Israel bombed them to death, or vilified them into silence or destroyed their platform to be heard.

It's a different thing when a company or business rejects something to when a government rejects something. Generally I believe if a bakery doesn't want to bake a gay cake they can let the business go to someone else. There is a point where protection of minorities means destruction of majorities. There are ideological movements that are trying to destroy western society, these movements have been around for thousands of years, the difference is that we have forgotten about the danger.

But we need to be biased in favour of the founding Anglo-Celtic culture.