Sarah Hanson-young Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/sarah-hanson-young/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:46:28 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Writers’ mass exodus after festival bans Palestinian https://www.jwire.com.au/writers-mass-exodus-after-festival-bans-palestinian/ https://www.jwire.com.au/writers-mass-exodus-after-festival-bans-palestinian/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:46:28 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=176330 Dozens of authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival over a decision to remove its only Palestinian writer because of “cultural sensitivities”. A growing list of prominent authors who have withdrawn from a major Australian festival after the only Palestinian writer booked for the event was removed by its board. International writers M. Gessen, […]

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