I appeared on the Al Jazeera English program, Inside Story, alongside legendary Israeli journalist Gideon Levy and President of the US / Middle East Project Daniel Levy, talking about the complete lack of accountability in Israel for decades of occupation and the existential issues facing the Jewish state (especially since 7 October).
Category Interviews
Talking Palestine to India’s Punjabi-Sikh audiences
During my recent visit to India to speak at the Jaipur Literature Festival, I was interviewed by Punjabi Sikh journalist Gurshamshir Singh about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and the Middle East.
TRT World interview on Israeli accountability for 7 October
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World is about the lack of Israeli accountability for the military, intelligence and political failures on 7 October.
How well is the media covering Gaza?
How the media reports on and discusses Israel/Palestine matters. For many years, with notable exceptions, the wilful blindness of the media towards humanising Palestinians has been demoralising. I discuss this on the Fourth Estate radio program, broadcast around Australia, this week:
Spanish TV channel RTVE features the Palestine lab
The Spanish translated edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is out with Capitan Swing. Here’s my new interview with Spanish TV network, RTVE.
Al Jazeera English interview on rising tensions between Israel and Iran
My interview on Al Jazeera English about Iran and Israel in an increasingly toxic battle in the Middle East.
Electronic Intifada tackles hi-tech genocide in Gaza
My extended conversation with The Electronic Intifada on Israel’s use of hi-tech weapons and AI in its slaughter in Gaza. My segment starts at 18:08:
Spanish TV interview with La Sexta on the Palestine lab
The Spanish translated edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is out with Capitan Swing. My latest interview is with the Spanish TV channel, La Sexta, a free-to-air network. Israel usa Gaza como escaparate y campo de pruebas de su industria armamentística. Las vende como "testadas en combate". Combate contra civiles, que son la mayoría…
CNN interview on Israel’s extensive use of AI-backed killing and facial recognition tech in Gaza
My latest CNN interview is about Israel’s widespread use of AI and facial recognition in Gaza.
Al Jazeera English interview on AI-enabled killing in Gaza
My interview on Al Jazeera English about the latest revelations (thanks to the Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham in +972 Magazine) about Israel killing huge numbers of Palestinians in Gaza due to AI-enabled tech.
10 News First interview about global arms embargo on Israel
My interview on Australian TV 10 News First about the Israeli killing of Western aid workers in Gaza.
TRT World interview on starvation as a war tactic in Gaza
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about Israel using starvation in Gaza as a weapon of war.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israeli “kill zones” in Gaza
My latest interview on Al Jazeera English about Israel’s “kill zones” in Gaza, slaughtering a huge number of civilians.
TRT World interview on Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the growing push in Israel to force the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities to join the IDF.
TRT World on a major UN resolution against Israel
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on the UN resolution against Israel (which thus far the country has ignored).
Middle East Eye interview on the Palestine lab and its dangers globally today
My extensive in-person interview with the UK-based outlet, Middle East Eye, on my book, The Palestine Laboratory, where we discuss the history of Israel selling weapons to some of the most repressive nations on the planet and how Gaza is now a testing ground for the most sophisticated killing machines in the world.
TRT World interview on the rapid arming of Israeli citizens
My latest interview on global broadcaster TRT World is about the massive growth since 7 October 2023 of Israelis, including radical settlers, bearing arms.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel battle-testing weapons in Gaza as economic policy
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on the delusional views in mainstream Israel that believes pummelling Gaza will bring security. Israel, by live-testing new weapons in Gaza, hopes to avoid any economic isolation post-war by selling these arms globally as ‘battle-tested’.
CNN interview on Israel’s far-right reality
My latest interview on CNN about Israel’s far-right mainstream and the impact after decades of dehumanising Palestinians.
Al Jazeera English’s The Listening Post on sham American aid in Gaza
Al Jazeera English’s media criticism program, The Listening Post, this week covered the ever-worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and how the Western media often distort this reality. I’m interviewed throughout the show.
Colonial Outposts interview on the Palestine lab
My interview on the Colonial Outposts podcast with the popular anti-war, ex-US veteran Greg Stoker.
Al Jazeera English interview on failing Israeli “investigations” into abuse
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on the long history of bogus Israeli “investigations” into abuses and killings in occupied Palestine.
Investigating Australia’s role in Israeli actions in Gaza
Following Australian law firm, Birchgrove Legal, requesting the International Criminal Court to investigate Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his alleged complicity in Israeli-led genocide in Gaza, I was interviewed about it on Al Jazeera English. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Al Jazeera English (@aljazeeraenglish)
The Dogs of War strike the Jaipur Literature Festival
During my recent attendance at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, the biggest writer’s festival in the world, I spoke on a panel titled, The Dogs of War, about conflict, war reporting, Gaza and Ukraine.
The Palestine Laboratory hits the Jaipur Literature Festival
During my recent visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, the biggest writer’s event in the world, one of my panels was inspired by the title of my latest book, The Palestine Laboratory. There was a massive crowd and the audience was hugely engaged in the subject. I spoke about the Israeli onslaught in…
TRT World interview on predicting the end of Netanyahu
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on pressuring Israel to stop the carnage in Gaza.
CNN interview on surging West Bank violence and weaponising anti-Semitism
My latest CNN interview on rising settler + soldier violence in the West Bank.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s starving Palestinians in Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s strategy of starving the people of Gaza.
TRT World interview on radicalised Israeli society
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World is on Israel’s proposed destruction of Rafah in Gaza.
Al Jazeera’s The Stream on profiting from the Gaza war
The Israeli arms industry is live-testing new weapons in Gaza. Here’s the Al Jazeera’s The Stream program about this dangerous phenomenon.
Carne Cruda interview on the Palestine lab
Following the recent release of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, in a Spanish edition, I’m being interviewed by a huge number of Spanish journalists. Here’s my interview with Carne Cruda, one of the most popular podcasts in the country.
TRT World interview on desperate times in Rafah, Gaza
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on Israel’s plans to destroy Rafah in Gaza and much of the world’s acceptance of it.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s strangulation of Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s suffocating of Gaza and Israel’s growing disinformation wars.
War as a very profitable business
My interview with the French activist and author Frank Barat about the centrality of the arms industry to Israel’s war in Gaza, the US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan et al:
New York’s News Beat interrogates the Palestine lab
In 2021, I was interviewed by the great New York-based podcast, News Beat, about my work around disaster capitalism. Now, after my book, The Palestine Laboratory, the Hamas attack on 7 October and the Israeli response, I’ve been invited back: We consider “The Palestine Laboratory” required reading for anyone craving the critical, critical context at…
TRT World’s The Newsmakers on After Zionism
After Zionism is my recently released edited collection on the one-state solution for Israel and Palestine (co-edited with Palestinian Ahmed Moor). I was interviewed about the book and its themes on global broadcaster TRT World’s The Newsmakers program. The segment starts at 17:12.
TRT World interview on Biden’s crocodile tears over Israel
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on toothless American complaints about Israeli actions in Gaza.
Al Jazeera English on splits in the worldwide Jewish community over Israel’s war against Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on how Israel’s war on Gaza is fracturing parts of the global Jewish Diaspora.
TRT World interview on Israel/Hamas “ceasefire” talks
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on the sticking points between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire (partially over who will control Gaza after the war).
Al Jazeera English interview on American attitudes to Israeli genocide in Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on the ICJ case against Israel and a new poll in the US that finds more than 1/3 of Americans believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s failing “strategy” in Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s flailing military “strategy” in Gaza and the profound challenges in fighting an insurgency (see Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan etc).
TRT World interview on Netanyahu’s refusal to accept Palestinian self-determination
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on Israel’s refusal to accept any form of Palestinian self-determination and the West’s refusal to do anything about it.
Breaking Points interview on the growing “appeal” of Israeli defence
My interview today on popular US TV show, Breaking Points, about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and how an increasing number of US venture capital firms and Silicon Valley are looking to invest in Israeli defence start-ups, especially since 7 October.
Big Brother surrounds the Levant
The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Centre, based in Beirut, Lebanon, is a think-tank analysing events in the Middle East and North Africa. I was interviewed by Michael Young about my book, The Palestine Laboratory.
Pakistani outlet Dawn interview on Israel and the ICJ
My interview with leading Pakistani outlet Dawn on Israeli plans for Gaza and the likely outcome of South Africa’s case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
CNN interview on The Palestine Laboratory and Israel’s war on Gaza
My interview on CNN about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and how Israel uses Gaza to test new weapons of war.
TRT World interview on Israel’s delusional plans for Gaza
My latest interview on global broadcaster TRT World about Israel’s plans for Gaza post-war which give no self-determination to the Palestinians.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s surging weapons sector
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s military industrial complex.
Talking Israel/Palestine post 7 October in Bali, Indonesia
I was recently a guest at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Bali, Indonesia. One of my sessions, to a packed house, was discussing Israel/Palestine post 7 October. Here’s the official description: Hear from Middle East experts Michael Vatikiotis and Antony Loewenstein as they shed light on a relentless and deadly conflict that has…
TRT World interview on Netanyahu and ignoring Israeli public extremism
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and how many Israelis share his extreme politics around Palestine.