Adelaide Festival sponsor pulls support over Palestinian authors at Writers' Week

A major sponsor of the Adelaide Festival has withdrawn its public support for this year's event in a gesture of protest, saying it was concerned about the potential for "racist or anti-Semitic commentary" at Writers' Week.

Law firm MinterEllison said it has "strongly expressed" reservations to event organisers over the appearance of novelist and scholar Susan Abulhawa and poet Mohammed El-Kurd.

Festival organisers have hit back, saying while they respect the firm's decision, they are resolved to ensure next month's Writers' Week remained a platform for "civil dialogue and the contest of ideas".

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