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Jan 11 • 08:00 UTC • 🇶🇦 Qatar • Al Jazeera

Widespread boycott of an Australian festival after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer.. What is the connection to Bondi?

Dozens of writers and intellectuals have boycotted the Adelaide Writers' Festival in protest against the exclusion of Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 program due to alleged cultural sensitivity concerns following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah celebrations.

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