I’ve long believed that it’s important to talk to people on contentious issues who aren’t just in our own bubbles. I recently spoke on the popular podcast, Not So PG, with hosts Brooke Blurton and Matty Mills, about the Israel/Palestine conflict and the ties between Indigenous Australians and Palestinian self-determination. Here’s a clip: View…
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Melbourne’s Triple R radio interview on Australia’s failure to push for Gaza ceasefire
My recent interview with Melbourne’s great independent radio station, Triple R: Independent journalist Antony Loewenstein (author of The Palestine Laboratory) returns to The Grapevine to speak with guest host Judith Peppard. They cover the latest developments in Gaza since Antony’s previous conversation with Dylan Bird two weeks prior, including Australia’s Government abstaining from a United…
Democracy Now! interview on Israel live-testing weapons in Gaza
I spoke to US show Democracy Now! about the events since the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, Western arms sales to Israel and how Israel is live-testing weapons on Gaza for potential foreign sales: Worldwide protests calling for a ceasefire are drawing attention to the role of weapons manufacturers and distributors supplying machinery…
Al Jazeera English interview on key US role in backing Israel
My interview with Al Jazeera English on the role of the US in completely backing Israel and the global ramifications of this stance.
Al Jazeera English interview on fighting the information war in Palestine
My interview with Al Jazeera English on Israel’s invasion of Gaza and fighting the information war.
Al Jazeera English interview on questioning Israeli and US intelligence claims
My interview with Al Jazeera English on Israel’s invasion of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza and Western nations sending weapons to assist Israel in its war.
TRT World interview on Arab autocratic abandonment of the Palestinians
My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on how the Arab elites/autocrats have abandoned the Palestinians.
Indian TV WION interview on American plans for Gaza
My interview last night with Indian TV channel WION on American plans for Gaza (in short, the corrupt Palestinian Authority taking over).
Verso podcast on The Palestine Laboratory
The publisher Verso released my book, The Palestine Laboratory, in the UK and US in May this year. As part of its popular podcast series, I was interviewed alongside Palestinian writer Ghada Karmi to discuss Palestine and growing opposition to Israeli actions. This is the blurb: This week we were planning to bring you an…
Explaining daily life in Gaza
I was recently interviewed in the Australian Financial Review by Ingrid Fuary-Wagner about my experiences as a journalist in Gaza since 2009. Read the whole thing: Hamas Israel_ Gaza explained in eight maps
Sky News interview on growing international outcry over Israeli actions in Gaza
My interview yesterday on Murdoch’s Sky News about growing global outrage over Israeli behaviour in Gaza and the Jewish Diaspora establishment blindly backing the Israeli government.
Al Jazeera English interview on US intelligence boost for Israel
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on the CIA director visiting the Middle East and the US intelligence gathering base in central Australia, Pine Gap, giving intel to Israel in its war against Gaza, as reported exclusively by Declassified Australia last week (in a story that’s gone global and viral). PS. I mis-spoke near the…
Al Jazeera Arabic interview on critical Jewish voices in a time of war
My interview today with Al Jazeera Arabic on the growth of dissenting Jewish voices in a time of war in the Middle East.
TRT World interview on Netanyahu’s desperate hold on power
My latest interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the growing desperation of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and what he’ll do to stay in power.
Al Jazeera English interview on surging violence in the West Bank
My latest interview on Al Jazeera English talking about the worsening violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank pushed by the Israeli army and settlers.
Al Jazeera English’s The Listening Post on lies in a time of war
Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post is its weekly media analysis program. I’m interviewed on this week’s episode talking about the Hamas/Gaza war and how only fools believe everything spoken by the military in a time of conflict.
TRT World interview on likely, pro-occupation alternatives to Netanyahu
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World on the likely political alternatives to Netanyahu in Israel; they’re just as pro-occupation as him.
Indian TV WION interview on Israel/Hamas war and potential to spread
My latest with Indian TV WION (World is One News) on the possibility of the Israel/Hamas conflict spreading across the Middle East.
Al Jazeera English interview on Biden’s impotent trip to Israel
My latest interview with Al Jazeera English on the devastating attack on a hospital in Gaza, likely by Israel, and US President Joe Biden’s desperate visit to Israel.
TRT World interview on attacking hospitals in Gaza
My interview with global broadcaster TRT World on the horrific attack on a Gaza hospital and President Biden’s impotent visit to Israel:
The right to protest is key part of any healthy democracy
A few choice words to Al Jazeera English about the right to protest for Palestine, especially in a time of war, and how Israel exports the technology of repression around the world: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Al Jazeera English (@aljazeeraenglish) View this post on Instagram A…
Al Jazeera Mubasher interview on Hamas/Israel and the Palestine lab
My interview on 13 October with Al Jazeera Mubasher, the network’s ‘live’ channel, on the surging violence in Palestine, my book The Palestine Laboratory, and speaking out as a Jewish critic of Israel. And yes, the interview is in Arabic (I spoke in English and it was translated).
On intelligence failures and Israel/Hamas
After the recent Hamas attack on Israel, there’s been much discussion about the Israeli (and American) intelligence failures. I spoke to Al Jazeera’s podcast, The Take, about it all, especially in relation to my book, The Palestine Laboratory: An Israeli ground invasion of Gaza appears all but set to begin. It’s an invasion that the…
Al Jazeera English interview on the inevitable moral failure of military actions in Gaza
My interview today with Al Jazeera English on Israel’s bombing of Gaza and critical Jewish voices in a time of war.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza
My interview with Al Jazeera English on Israel’s imminent ground invasion of Gaza.
TRT World interview on Arab state complicity in Israeli violence
My interview with global broadcaster TRT World on Arab elite complicity in Israeli violence and Palestinian fears of ethnic cleansing.
Melbourne 3AW Radio interview on Hamas attacking Israel and occupation
My interview last weekend with Melbourne radio 3AW just after the shocking Hamas attack on Israel (photo by my friend Haneen in Gaza):
Radio War Nerd podcast on the Palestine lab and worsening violence
I spoke last night to the Radio War Nerd podcast about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and the massive escalation between Israel and Hamas.
Deep diving on the threat of Israeli ethno-nationalism
I enjoyed this podcast on Melbourne’s 3CR Radio, Yeah Nah Pasaran!, talking about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and the Israeli war with Hamas. This is how the show is described: Examining, through an anti-fascist lens, ethno-nationalism, white supremacy and neo-fascism in so-called Australia, Aotearoa & around the world. Andy Fleming & Cam Smith talk…
Truthout interview on the Palestine lab
My interview on the US outlet Truthout podcast, recorded before the Hamas attack on Israel in early October, on my book, The Palestine Laboratory: “The danger now is not just in Palestine for Palestinians. It’s gone well beyond that now. It’s exported, the idea that you can export occupation, you can export the tools of…
Indian TV WION interview on Hamas/Israel
My interview with Indian TV channel WION (World Is One News) on Israel/Hamas and what the Palestinian laboratory means in reality (selling huge amounts of Israeli weapons and spyware across the globe).
Radio New Zealand interview on Hamas/Israel war
I was interviewed yesterday on Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report about the latest between Hamas and Gaza: The UN is calling for essential supplies of food, water and fuel to reach civilians in Gaza under Israeli bombardment and blockade. Antony Loewenstein is an Australian-German Jewish journalist and author of The Palestine Laboratory who was based…
TRT World interview on Arab state collusion with Israel
My interview tonight with global broadcaster TRT World on how the Arab states are responding to the Hamas/Israel war.
Sky News interview on Hamas, Israel and the meaning of occupation
My interview today on Rupert Murdoch’s Sky News on the Hamas war on Israel and Israel’s endless siege and violence against Gaza.
TRT World interview on the Hamas attacks against Israel
My interview with global broadcaster TRT World a few hours after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October, 2023.
ABC News Australia interview on Israel, Hamas and troubling media framing
My interview yesterday on ABC News Australia on Israel and Hamas and how the media routinely (and falsely) equates occupied and occupier. UPDATE: Days after this interview was posted online, it went viral. Translated into Arabic, it’s been watched millions of times in both English and Arabic: #شاهد رد الصحفي الأسترالي اليهودي، الذي غطى معظم…
Al Jazeera English interview on Israeli intelligence failures and the Palestine Laboratory
My interview today with Al Jazeera English talking about Israeli intelligence failures and the Palestinian laboratory in a time of war.
Israel’s Palestine Laboratory: From India to the world
A great event today with New York-based The Polis Project: Join us for a conversation about two important books: Azad Essa’s Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel and Antony Loewenstein’s The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World. In this conversation, Essa and Loewenstein will discuss the…
Mondoweiss interview on the Palestine laboratory
Mondoweiss is a US-based website that covers Israel/Palestine and US relations with the Middle East. I’ve either written for the outlet or been interviewed by them for nearly 20 years. US correspondent Michael Arria interviewed me about my new book, The Palestine Laboratory.
Beware the Saudi/Palestine rapprochement
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the growing ties between Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority.
Palestine, God, Jesus, the Bible and resistance
I recently appeared on the InVerse podcast, run by two self-described “God-botherers”, to talk about my new book, The Palestine Laboratory. Hosted by Australian-based Jarrod McKenna and US-based Drew Hart, I even read a Bible passage that I like despite being a Jewish atheist:
TRT World interview on Israeli discrimination against black refugees
My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about Israel’s decades-long mistreatment of black refugees and asylum seekers (in the context of Eritrean protests on the streets of Tel Aviv last weekend).
Uncomfortable Conversations about Israel, Zionism and Palestine
Solid conversation on the podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, Zionism, Jewish ties to Israel and what a more democratic country in the Middle East could look like:
Palestine Remembered on the Palestine lab
My interview with Nasser Mashni on Melbourne’s 3CR radio program, Palestine Remembered, Australia’s only English-language program dedicated to Palestine. We discussed my Jewish upbringing and my new book, The Palestine Laboratory.
Arab Centre Washington DC on the Palestine lab
My interview with Yousef Munayyer at the Arab Centre Washington DC about my book, The Palestine Laboratory: Antony Loewenstein and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Israeli arms industry and how it relates to Israel’s military occupation of Palestine. Loewenstein is an independent investigative journalist, best-selling author, and filmmaker.
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa uncovers the Palestine laboratory
My extensive, 2-part interview with Californian radio station, KPFA, and its weekly program, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, discussing my book, The Palestine Laboratory: Part 1. Part 2.
Sky News TV interview on Israel/Palestine and settler extremism
My interview this week with Sky News Australia on Israel/Palestine, the Australian government’s shift in policy towards Palestine, the extremism of the pro-Israel lobby and the Netanyahu-led regime’s theocratic agenda.
Al Jazeera English on the Palestine Laboratory
My interview with Al Jazeera English and its flagship podcast, The Take, about my new book, The Palestine Laboratory. It’s a highly produced and interesting conversation about Palestine, disaster capitalism and the threat of endless occupation:
The Hipstorians on the Palestine laboratory
I was first attracted to this podcast due to its wonderful name, The Hipstorians, but now I know it’s also an interesting show. Here’s my recent interview talking about my new book, The Palestine Laboratory:
Welcoming right-wing New Zealanders into the Palestine Laboratory
I was recently interviewed by New Zealand’s popular Newstalk ZB radio network while in Auckland. Normally it’s a right-wing outlet but my conversation with host John Cowan was friendly. It was partly about my life and new book, The Palestine Laboratory. The interview was broadcast last night and features today in the New Zealand Herald…