The Australian Cricket star, Usman Khawaja, has criticized the dismissal of the respected Cricket Peter Lalor de Sen Radio reporter.
It follows several social media publications that the journalist published online in relation to the ongoing conflict in Palestine.
Lalor said that the images, articles and videos he had published in his feed X in relation to the difficult situation they suffered in Palestine was the cause of the matter.
Sen's CEO, Craig Hutchison, later confirmed that Lalor would leave the station and said in a statement that they had “different opinions” about the impact of the positions on their X account.
Khawaja, who scored a double century in the first test in Galle, described the decision of Sen 'incredible' in an Instagram story.
The veteran was pointed out that “defending Gaza's people is not anti -Semitic,” before adding “unfortunately, hatred towards the Jewish and Muslim community will always exist.”
The Australian Cricket Star, Usman Khawaja, has criticized the dismissal of the respected Cricket Peter Lalor de Sen Radio after he published in his feed X in relation to the difficult situation that they suffer in Palestine
Khawaja, who scored a double century in the first test in Galle, described the decision of Sen 'incredible' in an Instagram story (in the photo)
Khawaja said that 'defending the people of Gaza is not anti -Semit
Khawaja arrived at the headlines in 2023 when he was forbidden to repeat a protest he did during the first test against Pakistan, which saw him use a black bracelet to show his position on life lost in the conflict of Israel-Palestine.
Lalor, who comes from Victoria, has worked as a journalist for almost 30 years, especially appointed as the main Crick -writer in the Australian before retiring from that position in February 2024.
He had subsequently taken positions with Sen and Channel Seven, had been working as a commentator for the Australian tour of Sri Lanka.
He had been commenting on the opening test when he was informed that his services would no longer be necessary.
Lalor revealed that he had received calls with the Powerbrokers of the station on day three in Galle, before Sen made the decision to participate with Lalor the next day.
'They told me in a call that there were serious organizations that presented complaints; In another, they told me that this was not the case, 'said Lalor in a statement.
'Maybe I understood it badly. They told me that there were accusations that was an anti -Semitic to which I fell strongly.
'They told me that my retweech was not balanced and insensitive to one side and that many people had complained.
Cricket Peter Lalor journalist has been expelled from his role with SEN radio for a disagreement in relation to multiple social networks that he has published in relation to the conflict in Palestine
Lalor had been counted by the head of the organization, Craig Hutchison, of the decision during the fourth day of the opening test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle
'The head of the station, Craig Hutchison, asked me if it was civil if I didn't care that my retweech of the events in Gaza made the Jews in Melbourne feel insecure.
'I said I didn't want anyone to feel insecure.
Of course, I care. I have friends who are scared and I have heard fear in their voices during the conversations. It is a horrible situation.
'But it is also gaza. It was a brief and cordial call.
“The next day, Hutchison told me that because the” sound of my voice made people feel insecure “and that people are” triggered by my voice “, I could no longer cover the cricket for them.”
It is understood that his colleagues were informed about the decision of day four of the opening test.
Sen also issued a statement about his departure before the second test that will begin on Thursday of this week.
Lalor had previously worked as the main Cricket writer for the Australian, but resigned from his role last year
Sen Craig Hutchison chief (in the photo with Clare Hazell Wright) said it was important that the “SEN audience can escape what an increasingly complex world is already triggered,”
“Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) confirms that it has separated from Peter Lalor, an independent commentator within the Cricket coverage of Sen,” he said in a statement.
Sen's executive president, Craig Hutchison, added: “We have been in the dialogue through the posterior half of the (first) test (in Sri Lanka) about some of the comments on the feeding of Peter's private social networks.
'Peter and I have a different vision of the impact of that on the Australian community.
'Sen Cricket is a celebration of differences and nationalities and a place where our Sen audience can escape what is an increasingly complex world and sometimes triggered.
“We respect Pete as a journalist and taxpayer for a long time to the game, but we also recognize the fear that many families in our community will sit at this time, and we also need to respect that.”