Palestine Betrayed

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges spent two decades reporting from war zones, including seven years in the Middle East — much of it in Gaza. A former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, he is widely recognised for his fearless reporting, moral clarity, and refusal to look away from uncomfortable truths.

His latest book, A Genocide Foretold, examines the destruction of Gaza and the silence that has surrounded it. He is currently working with acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco (Palestine, Footnotes in Gaza) on a new book based on survivor accounts from the region.

In both his writing and public life, Hedges has insisted that truth-telling is not just a journalistic duty — it is a moral imperative.

This forum invites reflection on journalism, censorship, and what happens when truth is ignored at scale.

The forum will be opened by writer and academic Dr Micaela Sahhar (RMIT non/fictionLab), who will also moderate the Q&A.

After the discussion, Chris Hedges will be available to sign copies of his latest book, A Genocide Foretold, which will be on sale.

Chris Hedges is a former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, where he reported from conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, and the Balkans. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and the author of 16 books, including several New York Times bestsellers. He has taught at Columbia, NYU, Princeton, and the University of Toronto, and since 2013 has taught incarcerated students in New Jersey through Rutgers University. He hosts The Chris Hedges Report, available at chrishedges.substack.com.

Micaela Sahhar is an Australian‑Palestinian writer and Lecturer in RMIT’s School of Media & Communication. Her work spans creative non‑fiction, poetry, and research into questions of narrative and the archives. Her published work—poetry, essays, commentary—appears in outlets such as Cordite, Meanjin, Overland, Rabbit and Sydney Review of Books. Her debut, Find Me at the Jaffa Gate, is a creative non-fiction book that blends family archive, history, and personal narrative to explore Palestinian identity.