Speaking out against Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Speaking out against Israeli President Isaac Herzog

This week the Israeli President, Issac Herzog, is visiting Australia to huge amount of opposition from people rightly opposed to Israel’s actions in Palestine. I spoke at a huge rally in Sydney and explained how many Jews profoundly disagree with Israel’s crimes:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jewish Council…

Japan’s growing drift towards Israel

Japan’s growing drift towards Israel

Following the recent release of the Japanese edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, there’s growing evidence that the government in Tokyo wants to deepen its ties with Israel. I was asked to record a short video for an event held recently in Tokyo to pressure the Japanese government not to purchase Israeli-made drones. My…

Cancelling Palestinians speak volumes about our twisted culture

Cancelling Palestinians speak volumes about our twisted culture

My monthly column for the UK outlet, Middle East Eye: In early January, the board of the Adelaide Festival in Australia sent a letter to Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah to convey a shocking decision. A longtime critic of Israel, Abdel-Fattah was told her inclusion in the forthcoming Adelaide Writers’ Week would apparently be “culturally insensitive”.…