The cancellation of the Australian Writers Festival following a mass boycott over the exclusion of a Palestinian author is more than a cultural footnote; it is a testament to the limits of influence when truth meets collective conscience. The attempt to silence a voice critical of occupation and dispossession was met not with compliance, but with refusal by writers, artists, and audiences unwilling to participate in a staged erasure of reality.

This episode highlights a broader lesson: financial power and propaganda, no matter how well-resourced, cannot........

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