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Australian academics 'cancelled' in Germany over Gaza

Australian anthropologist Ghassan Hage was sacked for speaking out in support of Palestinians. (HANDOUT/GHASSAN HAGE)

With provocatively titled books such as White Nation and Is Racism an Environmental Threat?, renowned Australian-Lebanese anthropologist Ghassan Hage is no stranger to ruffling feathers with his critical writing.

But questions from the conservative German newspaper Die Welt accusing Professor Hage of anti-Semitism in a series of social media posts set off a chain reaction that got him fired.

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