The increasing use of AI in warfare should terrify us all. My comments to the great outlet, The Markaz Review: “Iran striking the Amazon data centers shows the modern face of war,” argues Antony Loewenstein, an Australian journalist and author of The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World. “They…
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The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: Lebanon, Iran, Gaza – Battle for the Middle East
The latest episode explores the ongoing Israel/US war on Iran, who’s making $ from the conflict and the dangers of “mainstream” Jewish support.
Swedish Radio interview on Bondi terror and weaponising anti-Semitism
Soon after the Bondi Beach massacre in December last year, I was interviewed by Axel Kronholm, South East Asia-Pacific Correspondent, from Swedish Radio, on the impacts of the attack and what it says about the mainstream Jewish community and how we deal with anti-Semitism.
The Palestine Laboratory film series shortlisted for leading Amnesty Media Awards
I’m excited to share the news that my 2025 film series, The Palestine Laboratory, made with the UK production company, Black Leaf Films, is short-listed in the Amnesty Media Awards 2026 in the “Broadcast Feature” category. It’s one of the most prestigious media awards in the UK and I’m pleased that our rigorous and deeply…
What We Know About Gaza at the Sydney Writer’s Festival
I’m rapt to be speaking at this year’s Sydney Writer’s Festival, one of the country’s biggest literary events, about Palestine, Gaza and beyond on 24 May: More than two years into the war on Gaza, mass loss of life continues and a solution remains elusive. Although the war in Gaza has been livestreamed on social…
The endless relevance of the Palestine laboratory
Nearly 3 years since the release of my global best-selling book, The Palestine Laboratory, and it’s still being referenced and discussed. Here’s one more example on a popular US podcast where commentator Emma Vigeland mentions it (at around 1:05):
The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: The Palestine Laboratory Podcast: Start-Up Nation
NOTE: First released in late 2024 with the US outlet, Drop Site News, we are now re-releasing this series. For more information, see here. Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein questions the narratives he was taught growing up in the Jewish Diaspora as he traces the origins of Israel’s military-industrial complex, examining how Israel became one of…
The Palestine Laboratory praised in leading Japanese newspaper, Nikkei
My book, The Palestine Laboratory, was recently released in a Japanese edition. Here’s a very positive, albeit short, review in the Nikkei newspaper (owned by the FT): ■『パレスチナ実験場』アントニー・ローウェンスティン著 イスラエルはドローンやサイバー兵器などの軍事技術の先進国だ。占領しているパレスチナを実験場として「実証済み」の兵器をさかんに輸出し、他国の紛争や弾圧に加担していると著者は論じる。 大規模な監視やハッキングを駆使する「占領技術」がイスラエルから広がることにも警鐘を鳴らした。その裏にはパレスチナの民間人の犠牲があり、倫理や国際法の無視がまかり通る深い闇がある。 最近の戦闘で激しく破壊されたパレスチナ自治区ガザの惨状を思えばなおのこと、こうした構造に無頓着ではいられまい。日本にも関係がある。防衛費の増額で、各国の防衛産業から有望な市場と見なされているのだ。河野純治訳。(岩波書店・3960円) Palestine Proving Ground” by Anthony Lowenstein Israel is a leader in military technology, including drones and cyberweapons. The author argues that Israel is using…
Al Jazeera English The Listening Post on media loving war against Iran
So much of the Western media has been shamefully pro-war since the US and Israel started bombing Iran. My comments to the Al Jazeera English media show, The Listening Post.
