Was ABC’s firing of Antoinette Lattouf influenced by a pro-Israel group? | Real Talk - Online

Australian-Lebanese presenter Antoinette Lattouf was fired by Australia's ABC just three days after she started. It has now surfaced that her firing may have been orchestrated by a pro-Israeli WhatsApp group.

Now she’s fighting back, and she joins us to speak about it on Real Talk online.

(Note: After this interview was recorded, ABC issued a statement saying that Lattouf was not fired. Lattouf responded on Twitter, saying: “If I wasn’t sacked, what was it?”)

#RealTalk is a Middle East Eye interview show hosted by Mohamed Hashem that delves into the stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Fired after 3 days
03:52 The Gaza HRW report
08:14 Pro-Israel WhatsApp lobby group
10:47 Adding ‘race’ to her case
12:47 Book: How to lose friends and influence white people
13:37 Advice to younger journalists
15:12 What does she hope to achieve?

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