Australia's Free Speech Inquisition: Banning 'Intifada' While Ignoring the Genocide Its Allies Fund
📰 THE STORY: A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry, led by Labor MP Edmond Atalla, plans to recommend banning the phrase “globalise the intifada,” while Jewish groups push to also prohibit “from the river to the sea” and “death to the IDF.” The inquiry reportedly refused public hearings and kept submissions secret, raising concerns about due process. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical
Context: The term 'intifada' describes Palestinian popular uprisings against military occupation and colonial oppression, specifically in 1987 (First Intifada) and 2000 (Second Intifada). These were responses to decades of dispossession dating back to the Nakba of 1948, which saw 750,000 Palestinians ethnically cleansed from their homes. To criminalize calls for resistance against foreign
occupation ignores international law and the right of self-determination. Double Standard: Western media and political figures routinely demonize Palestinian resistance as 'terrorism' or 'incitement' while celebrating Ukrainian resistance against Russian occupation as 'heroism.' Calls to 'globalise the intifada' are framed as hateful, yet phrases like 'Death to Hamas' or 'Bring Them Home' (which
implicitly justifies collective punishment against Gazans) are lauded, despite Hamas being a political party whose military wing is resisting occupation – a right guaranteed under international law. In 2023-24, over 40,000 Palestinians, including 15,000 children, have been killed in Gaza, yet the inquiry focuses on phrases, not the genocide itself. Follow the Money: While direct Australian