SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: the board succumbed to zionist racism and canceled @RandaAFattah . The result is that they don't have a festival anymore

Saturday, 10 January 2026

the board succumbed to zionist racism and canceled @RandaAFattah . The result is that they don't have a festival anymore

Zionists who tried to prevent

and me from attending the

in 2023 are trying again to cancel Palestinian voices. It blew up in their faces the first time, because we came and attracted huge audiences. This time, the board succumbed to zionist racism and canceled
@RandaAFattah
. The result is that they don't have a festival anymore because the majority of writers have now withdrawn in solidarity. Principled solidarity is how we defeat racist silencing and exclusion. Hats off to all those who stood behind a fellow writer.

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Palestine Writes

@PalestineWrites

Our full statement on the @adelaidefest's shameful submission to Zionist racism that aim to silence Palestinian voices. We are pleased, however, to see that their racist exclusion of @RandaAFattah is blowing up in their faces.