Israel has killed an unprecedented number of Palestinian journalists in Gaza since 7 October 2023. And completely refused independent Western media access. I spoke to the Columbia Journalism Review about what this means: “Other countries will have no hesitation to do the same thing,” agreed Antony Loewenstein, an Australian journalist who has covered international affairs…
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Demanding action on Palestine outside 10 Downing Street
At a recent speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, the residence of the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, journalist Sangita Myska gave a powerful speech about the rights of journalists to stay alive in Gaza and how far too many Western media outlets treat these brave souls with contempt. Myska kindly quoted some of my…
Al Jazeera English interview on Western racism towards Palestinian journalists
My Al Jazeera English interview on the lack of sufficient outrage in the West over Israel murdering over 200 journalists in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s relentless murder of Palestinian reporters
My Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s never-ending killing of journalists in Gaza.
Free speech in a time of Israel’s war of annihilation
The Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis is in court, being prosecuted by the pro-Israel lobby for sharing tweets critical of Israel. It’s an important case that will test the limits of so-called free speech I spoke last weekend at a Sydney event in support of Kostakidis: Here’s the full event:
Al Jazeera English interview about Israel’s war on Palestinian reporters
My interview on Al Jazeera English about Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian journalists and aiming to remove all Palestinians from Gaza.
The Palestine Laboratory podcast nominated for major journalism award
The Palestine Laboratory podcast series was released in 2024 with the US outlet, Drop Site News. I’m rapt that it’s a finalist in one of Australia’s leading journalism awards, the Quills, in the podcast category. This shows that independent media can be recognised and thrive: We were “highly commended” on the night of the awards.
Review of stunning new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
My review of this remarkable new book, published in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald, already a New York Times best-seller: POLITICS One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad Text, $32.99 There are too many horrific stories to recount. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed by Israel…
BookTok embraces The Palestine laboratory
BookTok is a massive subculture within TikTok that supports and discusses books of all stripes. The popular account, Schizophrenicreads, regularly discusses non-fiction books and he chose my book, The Palestine Laboratory, as one of his best in 2024: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nathan Shuherk (@schizophrenicreads)