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…
Category Interviews
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.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel wanting to expel Palestinians from Gaza
My latest interview on Al Jazeera English is an epic discussion on Israel’s long-held desire to expel Palestinians from Gaza and non-Jews from Israel. It’s about an obsession with keeping Israel and the territories it controls principally Jewish. I’m told it’s one of the longest live interviews ever broadcast on the Al Jazeera English news…
TRT World interview on failing UN pressure to end Israeli war on Gaza
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the failure of the UN and Arab states to stop Israel’s war in Gaza:
Al Jazeera English interview on deepening Israeli actions in Gaza
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel expanding its war in Gaza, Netanyahu’s vision to ‘push’ Palestinians into Egypt and growing, global legal action against arms sales to Israel.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel using Gaza as vital testing ground
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel using Gaza as as key testing ground, before and after 7 October, and Israel currently promoting/selling surveillance tech at global arms fairs.
Intercepted podcast interview on The Palestine Laboratory and weaponing anti-Semitism
I’m excited to appear on the Intercepted podcast, part of The Intercept media outlet, hosted by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. I’ve known Scahill for many years, he launched one of my previous books, Disaster Capitalism, in New York in 2015, and long admired his courageous reporting across the globe. Here’s the blurb for our conversation…
TRT World interview on growing global pressure on Israel
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World on the isolation (or otherwise) of Israel.
Chris Hedges and I talk the Palestine lab and how it threatens everyone
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer prize winning journalist who used to work for The New York Times. He’s now a fiercely independent reporter, commentator and author. Here’s our in-depth interview on The Real News about my book, The Palestine Laboratory.
A short introduction to the Israeli arms industry
An Al Jazeera Arabic short video on the Israeli weapons industry featuring my book, The Palestine Laboratory: View this post on Instagram A post shared by الجزيرة (@aljazeera)
Spreading the Palestine lab message across Turkey
I was recently interviewed by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and my words were then re-published in multiple Turkish media outlets. Some examples below:
The Palestine Laboratory succinctly explained in less than 5 minutes
AJ+ is the digital arm of Al Jazeera, producing short-form videos that reach millions of people. It recently published a great video about my book, The Palestine Laboratory: View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ+ (@ajplus) AJ+ Arabic has also published a version of this video: View this post…
ABC Radio Australia on Palestine, immigration, free speech and Kissinger
I was invited onto ABC Australia’s RN’s Drive program last week, speaking alongside George Brandis, the former Federal Attorney General, to discuss Israel/Palestine, free speech, immigration and the death of Henry Kissinger.
Al Jazeera English on dark Israeli plans for Gaza
My latest interview on Al Jazeera English about possible Israeli plans in Gaza (including depopulation of Palestinians).
Israeli intelligence failures reflect political hubris
Israeli intelligence failures were catastrophic on 7 October, 2023. After two months of extreme Israeli bombardment of Gaza, where to from here (hint: nowhere good for Palestinians under siege)? A timely Al Jazeera English Inside Story episode with the great Israeli photojournalist Oren Ziv, Omar Ashour and me:
TRT World interview on possible scenarios post-war in Gaza (hint: none good)
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World on publicly stated possibilities for Gaza after the war is over (and they’re mostly centred around the Palestinian Authority returning).
Al Jazeera English interview on AI-enabled warfare in Gaza
My latest interview with Al Jazeera English as the “truce” ends between Hamas and Israel and Israel’s use of deadly AI-enabled war in Gaza.
TRT World interview on extending the “truce” and likely replacements of Netanyahu
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on the “truce” between Israel and Hamas, the US role in the conflict and why any likely replacements of Netanyahu (Benny Gantz or Yair Lapid) are little different to him.
Al Jazeera English interview on day one of the Israel/Hamas truce
My latest interview on Al Jazeera English on day one of the “truce” between Israel and Hamas and a key reason why Western states back Israel.
Al Jazeera documentary on surging violence in the West Bank
Aside from the horrific reality in Gaza since 7 October 2023, there’s been a surge in settler and solider-led violence in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera English made a film about this situation and interviewed me about the facts on the ground, having reported from the West Bank for nearly 20 years, and the…
CNN Turkey interview on the Palestine laboratory
My recent interview with CNN Turkey about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and the importance of Jewish dissent over Israel/Palestine. Yes, I spoke English and it was translated into Turkish.
The invaluable role played by whistleblowers
John Kiriakou is a former CIA intelligence officer who became a whistle-blower, revealing the agency’s use of torture post 9/11. He now hosts a TV program, The Whistleblowers, and recently interviewed me about my book, The Palestine Laboratory. It broadcast around the world. The Palestine Laboratory – How Israel Exports the technology of occupation around…
Al Jazeera English interview on Hamas/Israel “truce” and risk of Israeli escalation
My interview on Al Jazeera English after the announcement of the temporary “truce” between Israel and Hamas and the major, stated risks of further Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
TRT World interview on eve of Israel/Hamas “truce”
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World on the eve of the “truce” between Israel and Hamas.
Australia’s complicity in ongoing Israeli violence in Gaza
My interview with Green Left Weekly about Australia’s complicity with Israeli militarism including the use/abuse of the US spy base, Pine Gap, in the centre of Australia and its involvement in Israel’s war on Gaza (reported exclusively in Declassified Australia).
The Kashmir Times on the Palestine lab
In my book, The Palestine Laboratory, I examine the impact of Israeli and Indian policies on Muslim-majority Kashmir. I partly explain this through an interview with the editor of the Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin. She recently interviewed me about my book and the events of 7 October.