Last weekend, during my appearances at the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival, I was interviewed on ABC Radio about Gaza, growing global opposition to Israeli violence and BDS:
SBS Radio interview on #FreePalestine and Gaza
Last weekend I was interviewed by SBS News Radio about the war in Gaza, the use of social media and what #FreePalestine really means: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161073044″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
The mess in Libya is deep warning to "humanitarian interventionists"
My weekly Guardian column: Libya was sold as a glorious, liberating war. London’s Tory mayor Boris Johnson… wrote… in March 2011 that the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi was “of course ”¦ a good idea”. He was cautiously optimistic that a Western-led military campaign would not be a “disaster” like Iraq in 2003. “What kind of democracy…
Freedom for Palestine: #GazaNames Project
Moving project featuring a range of famous and unknown people, remembering and commemorating the dead in Gaza:
My Sydney speech on Gaza and a different Jewish identity
Today I spoke at a large Sydney rally in support of Palestine, Gaza and a dissenting, non-violent Jewish perspective. I think there were only a handful of Jews in the predominantly Muslim and Arab crowd. I hope that more Jews begin to find their voice on this vital humanitarian issue and refuse to allow Israel…
Weekend Sunrise interview on Gaza and Israeli extremism
This morning I was invited onto Channel 7’s Weekend Sunrise to discuss the Israeli onslaught in Gaza and Israeli government extremism:
The dark reality of Britain's privatised immigration system
My weekly Guardian column: Yarl’s Wood is a Serco run immigration removal centre in Milton Ernest, built in an industrial park more than an hour from central London.… Allegations have been made against Serco staff, including of sexual assaults by guards against detainees, yet the British government continues to use the facility. During a visit inside…
My notes for launching Omar Musa's new book Here Come the Dogs
Last night in Sydney I was honoured to launch my friend Omar Musa’s first book, Here Come the Dogs, released publicly now. Today it received a wonderful review in The Guardian. Here are my launch notes: 22/7/14 -… … … … … … Met Omar in 2009 in Ubud, Bali, at the Ubud Literary Festival. He was funny, brash and…
John Oliver on the American prison industrial complex
A witty and moving look at the privatised US prison system:
Global Jews say end the massacre in Gaza
I’m honoured to be asked to sign the following just released statement with a range of distinguished people around the world: Jews Say: End the War on Gaza — No Aid to Apartheid Israel! Jews for Palestinian Right of Return, July 22, 2014 On July 12, 2014, Gaza civil society issued an urgent appeal for…