Waverley Library removes Adam Johnson’s book following complaints

The Waverley Library in Sydney, Australia, has removed Adam Johnson’s book, ‘How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza’, following complaints. The decision has sparked a debate regarding censorship and the role of public institutions in providing access to diverse and uncomfortable political perspectives.

Author Adam Johnson has criticized the removal and the subsequent media coverage, alleging that some Australian outlets have used libelous framing to label his work and its defenders as antisemitic. Johnson argues that the controversy reflects a broader pattern of suppressing criticism of Israel and Zionism within mainstream media through sectarian framing.