A radio presenter was axed from ABC Radio on Wednesday afternoon after her social media posts in regards to the Israel-Hamas battle and won’t be allowed to current the Sydney Mornings program on Thursday.
Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was filling in for Mornings host Sarah Macdonald who’s on go away.
An ABC spokesman stated Lattouf was employed on a short-term contract.
“ABC Sydney informal presenter Antoinette Lattouf won’t be again on air for her remaining two shifts this week,” he stated on Wednesday night.
It’s unclear whether or not it was a person publish or a collection of posts that led to the axing.
Lattouf has used each TikTok and Instagram to criticise the Israeli navy and authorities.
Final week, she wrote an announcement on Instagram stating the Israeli navy was “one that’s pushed by blood-thirsty, extremist males who need to justify the continued annihilation of Palestinians”.
She was additionally one in every of greater than 100 journalists, together with some from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, who signed an open letter calling for larger scrutiny on the reporting of the battle between Israel and Hamas.
After signing the letter, she wrote on Instagram: “If somebody doesn’t need to work with me as a result of I defend press freedom, accountable and truthful journalism that doesn’t bow to political intimidation and foyer teams. Oh, and coz I additionally don’t need extra children to get bombed – effectively f— them.”