Nicole, a Jewish volunteer radio host at a community station in Sydney, Australia, was terminated from her position after covering up a "Free Palestine" sticker and refusing to characterize Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 massacre as an act of "resistance."
The host, who shares Mexican and Israeli heritage, volunteered at a local radio station specializing in Latin music. In a tearful video posted after her dismissal, she described the confrontation that led to her termination: "I just came out of a meeting with radio Skid Row 88.9 FM...they basically just told me that if I cannot support the October 7 attacks as resistance or as something positive – saying it is not true that anybody got killed, or burned – and cannot support the hostages being kept, then I don't align with their values." She added that when she became emotional during the conversation, she was told, "We have no sympathy for white women's tears."
Prior to her dismissal, the host had covered a Palestinian sticker on studio equipment with a record album. When contacted by Sky News Australia for comment, the station manager responded with "no comment" before sending an email to the dismissed host stating, "Due to your actions and those of individuals you brought to the station which amounts to serious misconduct... we inform you that we've chosen to end the volunteer relationship." The manager further barred her and her associates from approaching station premises, citing "ongoing concerns for the safety of staff and volunteers at the station."
A Jewish DJ at a community radio station has been fired becuase she wouldn't agree that October 7 was 'resistance'.
When she cried about their demands she was told they had no sympathy for 'white women's tears'.
She was banned from coming near the radio station because -… pic.twitter.com/h1BtYYF49V— Nicole Lampert (@nicolelampert) December 23, 2024
In a subsequent interview with Sky News, Nicole reflected: "I still can't believe this actually happened. I'm glad I made the video because I've second-guessed myself – is what they told me in the room real? It's simply unbelievable."
