Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

[aral@mastodon.ar.al]

Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/18/sydney-waverley-library-removes-book-how-to-sell-a-genocide-from-shelves-ntwnfb

“Denial is an integral part of genocide and includes the secret planning of genocide, propaganda while the genocide is going on, and destruction of evidence of mass killings.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_denial

#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #australia #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

[rania@freesewing.social]

@aral
Exactly. Denial of genocide is not only saying, “It never happened.” It can also mean silencing testimonies, justifying crimes, suppressing evidence, or trying to prevent people from reading and discussing what is happening.
Removing a book from a public library because it makes some people uncomfortable does not change reality, nor does it silence the victims.
If the truth is painful, the answer is not to hide the books—it is to confront the truth and discuss it

[lobster@ieji.de]

@aral

Our previous Lettuce Keir Starmer, declared his jawing to 'I am a Zionist'. I read that nearly everyone in Zion or invested in Gaza beach property speculation e.g. Tony Blair-blah-blair former 'New Labour' primed munster support the actions of the IDF rubble razors.

Well now freedom of speech ensures genocide is not excusable at any time by any faction.

Thanks for sharing

[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]

@aral How convenient that ”antisemitism” could be used as proxy to remove this book, that had absolutely nothing to so with the Bondi beach attack, and which I’m sure the author had condemned.

[benjaoming@social.data.coop]

@aral thanks for the book-tip, it's been acquired.

[llanciawn@mastodon.social]

@aral I bet if you complained about them having Melania's book it wouldn't be removed.