Australia literary festival axed as high profile speakers quit over exclusion of Palestinian writer

BRISBANE — Organizers of Australia’s much-loved literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew to protest the scrapping of an appearance by a Palestinian-AustralianBRISBANE — Organizers of Australia’s much-loved literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew to protest the scrapping of an appearance by a Palestinian-Australian