Like with their colonial imperialist Anglo-Saxon brethren the US and the UK who created their abhorrent "Israel" colony in Palestine, there is plenty of room up Australia's racist white ass for Israel’s hand to go all the way to the elbow. Australia is perhaps the most racist of the leftover trash Britain left behind its colonial empire, its founder white population consisting of criminal convicts, rapists and violent thugs that England did not want. Luckily, the Australian aborigenes and the immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world have civilized the white Australian English-stock barbarians who now look a bit more civilized than they really are.
Meanwhile, the Jewish lobby is getting very desperate at all the losses Israel is suffering, namely its impotence at achieving its stated goals in Gaza while its true image has finally emerged as the violent racist colony of European Jews. The democratization of information with the Internet and social media has debunked the deceptive Zionist propaganda that worked for 75 years but is now crumbling under the weight of the truth. The despair of Zionist lobbies is pushing governments to take actions so egregious that they are backfiring on both western governments and the Zionists.
So, it is no surprise that when Antoinette Lattouf, a host of one of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) shows, shared a Human Rights Watch (HRW) post about the Israeli Jewish genocide against the indigenous Palestinians in Gaza, she was immediately fired, resulting in a storm of indignation by her coworkers and civilized society at large.
Evidently, due to her Lebanese background and her honest coverage of the carnage that is being inflicted by European Jewish terrorists on the native indigenous Palestinian population, pro-Israel lobbying groups dumped their now-boring and stale accusation of antisemitism on her, and the idiot Australians bowed to the pressure.
Lattouf says she fears ABC gave in to Zionist pressure and sacked her based on political opinion and race. She has launched a wrongful termination case.
Of course, the cowardly broadcaster denies this and says Lattouf was let go because she broke its directions on social media by re-sharing a Human Rights Watch (HRW) post about the Israel Gaza war. But she says ABC’s directions were that sharing information from "reputable" sources like human rights groups was fine, and so on December 19 she shared a post from HRW – a very reputable human rights organization - which said Israel was using starvation as a tool of war.
Her dismissal has triggered a wave of public outrage and created turmoil at the public broadcaster - raising questions over its independence and reviving concerns over how it supports staff, particularly those who are culturally diverse, when they come under attack. Before she was hired by ABC, Lattouf attracted criticism for social media posts on the Israel Gaza war which decried the impact on Palestinian civilians. In some posts she accused Israel of targeting and killing journalists in Gaza, something verified by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.
Lattouf has long been a regular contributor to the ABC, and agreed to curtail her social media use when she started her presenting stint.
It gets worse. Lattouf's post from HRW came only hours after ABC itself covered the HRW report, and other ABC employees had also shared the post. She also alleges other staff have written "far more inflammatory" social media posts in the past but remain employed. "The difference between them is they are white and I have an Arab background," she told BBC. She wants a public apology from the ABC, compensation, and a similar role back on air.
The case sparked an immediate uproar in Australia. HRW wrote to the ABC Chair, Ita Buttrose, saying it was "troubling" that its "factual" material had been deemed "controversial'", something it said could have a "chilling effect" on Australian journalism. The media union also called the decision to remove Lattouf "incredibly disturbing", while Minister for Industry Ed Husic said people expressing a "peaceful" view "shouldn't feel like their jobs are on the line".
Protestors have graffitied ABC offices in Perth and Melbourne, and crowdfunding for Lattouf's legal fees has already raised over A$90,000 (£40,100; $62,500).
But a series of leaked WhatsApp chats have in recent days have dramatically intensified the storm. Dozens of messages from two groups show a concerted letter-writing campaign against Lattouf in the days before she was fired. The hundreds of members in both groups - one called Lawyers for Israel and another called J.E.W.I.S.H Australian creatives and academics - were encouraged to write directly to ABC boss David Anderson, the ABC board and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.
"It is important ABC hears not just from individuals in the community but specifically lawyers so they feel there is an actual legal threat," wrote one member of Lawyers for Israel, Nicky Stein, something she later admitted "a bit cheeky". Some letter-writers claimed they had received direct responses from board chair Ita Buttrose and when news of Lattouf's exit spread, many congratulated themselves. "Good riddance to bad rubbish," one person said.
The WhatsApp messages sparked a livid meeting of the ABC staff union, attended by about 200 people. One of the broadcaster's most senior journalists, global affairs editor John Lyons, reportedly said the release of the messages marked "one of [the ABC's] darkest days".
"When I read those WhatsApp messages, for the first time ever… I felt embarrassed to work for the ABC," he said, according to the SMH. "I was embarrassed that a group of 156 lawyers could laugh at how easy it was to manipulate the ABC." The meeting culminated in a rare vote of no confidence in the ABC boss David Anderson.
Union members made a list of demands, giving the editorial leadership team until Monday to respond. They have previously threatened a walkout if their concerns aren't addressed. The ABC board responded by calling its own emergency meeting and passing a unanimous vote of confidence in Anderson.
The case has reopened old wounds for the ABC. It has revived concerns about how it treats diverse staff, after an ugly saga last year in which pioneering Aboriginal journalist Stan Grant quit over what he called a failure to protect him from racist attacks.
The saga also comes as the broader Australian media grapples with tension over the impartiality of its coverage of the Israel Gaza war. Most notably, ABC political reporter Nour Haydar left the public broadcaster this month over its coverage of the war, as well as its treatment of culturally diverse staff. The ABC has defended its impartiality and said it is "continuing to progress" on diversity matters despite having its "most representative" workforce ever.
Lattouf says it’s these broader themes that make her case so important. "It is not just about me. It's about free speech, it's about racism… and crucially, it's also about a fair, independent and robust ABC," she told reporters last week. After a failed mediation meeting, the ABC is now attempting to have Lattouf's case thrown out, arguing it didn't actually sack her.
"I'm willing and prepared to fight for as long as it takes," she said.
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