By Kirsty Needham, Reuters
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A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers, including former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern, in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as moves to curb antisemitism spur free speech concerns.
The shooting which killed 15 people at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on 14 December sparked nationwide calls to tackle antisemitism.
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