The Adelaide protest against the visit of Israel’s president drew thousands and passed peacefully. Yet its treatment in the media raises familiar questions about whose voices are amplified, whose are minimised, and how protest is framed for public consumption.

The protests in Australia over the visit of Israeli President Herzog tell us quite a lot about our media. Surely it is apparent that that media is a pro-Israel mouthpiece.

As a participant in the Adelaide rally I’ve been struck by how little coverage there has been of the rally. I considered that against the final paragraph of Pearls and Irritations’ Editor Catriona Jackson’s piece: _When peaceful protest is allowed to work, democracy works_. Catriona wrote:

“Some........

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