As the list of Israeli atrocities in Gaza has grown, so too has the international movement for a cease-fire and Palestinian liberation. In response, the pro-Israel establishment has attempted to silence dissent by targeting the professional lives of many who work in the public eye and have spoken out for Palestine.

In Australia, this organized backlash has so far focused on workers in journalism and the arts. In November, for example, Sydney Theatre Company donors threatened to withdraw funding over actors wearing keffiyehs during a curtain call. The company apologized, and implied that the actors’ free speech was a threat to “safe workplaces and theatres.”

In December, the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) fired journalist Antoinette Lattouf for sharing a Human Rights Watch post about Gaza on her personal Instagram account. Management evasively blamed “orders from above.”