By Charlotte McIntyre Channel 4 has addressed Rachel Riley’s future on Countdown. The broadcaster has faced calls to sack the Countdown star after she was accused of perpetuating Islamophobia when she falsely compared the Sydney mall stabbings to a “globalised Intifada”. Intifada is an Arabic word, which translates to “uprising” or “shaking off” and has been used to describe armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Sydney mall massacre, which saw six people lose their lives on Saturday, was carried out by Joel Cauchi, 40, from Queensland, w…
