I’m happy to announce that the South Korean translated edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is now out with a new post 7 October preface: The book has received a wonderful review in the local outlet, Hankyoreh: “The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World” By Antony Loewenstein, translated…
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The Palestine Laboratory scores Walkley finalist position
I’m excited to announce that my latest book, The Palestine Laboratory, published by Scribe in Australia and Verso in the US and UK, has been long-listed for Australia’s most prestigious journalism award, The Walkleys: I’m honoured to be a finalist alongside these fine other authors: Jackie Dent, The Great Dead Body Teachers, Ultimo Press Christine Kenneally,…
Swedish review of my new book, The Palestine Laboratory
The leading Swedish daily newspaper, Aftonbladet, has published a fascinating story about the Nakba and my new book, The Palestine Laboratory. Written by Shora Esmailian, the article assesses the legacy of the Nakba and how Israel now uses the weapons of war to promote itself around the world. Here’s the PDF: Shora Esmailian om Nakba,…
The never-ending gold rush in Afghanistan
My latest investigation is a joint piece for Declassified Australia and Declassified UK on the rush to exploit Afghan resources (mostly since 9/11): The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August last year has caused the country to implode. It was already on life support after more than 40 years of war but the swift removal…
How the UK could end its war on drugs
My piece appeared in the Guardian yesterday: Britain is in the midst of a drug emergency. The country is witnessing unprecedented rates of Class A drug use; Border Force officers are seizing more cocaine than at any time in recorded history. The problem is particularly bad in Scotland, which has the highest rateof drug deaths…
In solidarity with Julian Assange and Wikileaks
I’m honoured to have signed this statement, alongside some of the world’s best journalists, in support of Julian Assange and the vital work of Wikileaks since 2006: Julian Assange, founder and publisher of WikiLeaks, is currently detained in Belmarsh high-security prison in the United Kingdom and faces extradition to the United States and criminal prosecutionunder…
Jews were killed and that’s not funny
Documentary maker and writer Max Blumenthal – I saw him tonight in New York and he’s an intriguing man who will be working on more projects related to apartheid Israel in the coming months and years – made this short film about Holocaust denier David Irving in 2008. The world needs more people like Blumenthal:…
1939 over and over and over again
Israel’s new Ambassador to the US Michael Oren reminds the world that Holocaust exploitation is alive and well in the Zionist mind: They [Iran] could accomplish in a matter of seconds what they deny Hitler did, and kill six million Jews, literally.
Don’t define this as a Jewish state
Israeli Arab media personality Lucy Aharish on the growing outspokenness of 20 percent of the country’s population: There is a new generation of Arabs who don’t give a hoot what anyone thinks and will do everything they can to get into high positions. We have other things to get over besides the occupation and discrimination.…
Occupation can’t be spun
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s communications chief, Ron Dermer, tells the Melbourne Age that his country has a PR problem. Why can’t the world just love us (and our hatred of Arabs)? It is not enough for Israel to say that it wants peace. You must also say that you are not a thief. We…