ℹ On Dec.20 Antoinette #Lattouf signed off from the #Sydney#radio show she was hosting with a promise she'd be back the next day
"Can't wait," she told listeners
But the veteran journalist and presenter did not return to the airwaves. Later that afternoon she was sacked, with her boss saying the order had come from "above"
She was only three days into a week-long stint filling in as host of the local Mornings show on the Australian ⏩
Just hours earlier she insists she was told it was going well
But behind the scenes, her appointment to the coveted role had attracted ardent lobbying from pro-#Israel groups who accused her of #antisemitism and bias
#Lattouf - who is of #Lebanese heritage - says she fears the #ABC buckled under external pressure, sacking her based on #political opinion and race
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Palestinian children are being deliberately starved to death by Australia’s ally.
I will keep saying it.
I will keep sharing it. pic.twitter.com/F4B3WR4aPz
— Antoinette Lattouf (@antoinette_news) June 1, 2024