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:
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On the philosophy of Netanyahuism
Arena is a leading Australian independent magazine. Academic Ned Curthoys has written a long and considered review of my book, The Palestine Laboratory. An extract: An historical reckoning with Israel’s support for the most depraved regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is needed, and in this respect the book is an informed update on…
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.
The Palestine Laboratory is short-list finalist in prestigious Australian Book Industry Awards
The Australian Book Industry Awards, the leading annual book awards in the country, announced its short-list finalists last week. I’m happy to announce that my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is a short-list finalist in the “Social Impact Book of the Year” award. The winner is announced on 9 May.
This is anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism remains a contentious belief in many parts of the Jewish community (though more and more Jews are adopting this ideology). I was interviewed by the Jewish Independent outlet about it: Independent journalist and author Antony Loewenstein is an outspoken critic of Israel. His most recent book is The Palestine Laboratory and he has spent…
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)
Rupert’s organ is still upset
The Murdoch media is very pro-Israel. Back in February, an ex-editor of The Australian newspaper called me out for supporting Palestinian rights and a one-state solution. Now, this same man, Chris Mitchell, is back at it today: Left-wing Jews in the Australian publishing industry, particularly Antony Loewenstein and Louise Adler, support a one-state solution where…
Rupert’s organ isn’t happy with the one-state solution for Israel/Palestine
The Murdoch press has long been a virulent and blind supporter of Israel, regardless of the Jewish state’s endless occupation of Palestine and massacres in Gaza. In a recent column for The Australian newspaper, former editor Chris Mitchell has a few concerns: Apparently it’s just a few radicals who think that Israel is a colonial…
The Palestine Laboratory wins People’s Choice Award at 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards
I was honoured to recently win the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, one of the leading writing prizes in Australia, for my book, The Palestine Laboratory. The Guardian reports: This year’s people’s choice award went to The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by…
Why is the Victorian government secretly dealing with Israeli weapons companies?
There’s long been a trend of Western governments partnering with the Israeli defence sector. Here’s a recent example in the Australian state of Victoria (via an ABC story by Jessica Longbottom): Victoria quietly signed an agreement with Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD) a year ago to collaborate on projects and foster trade relations, deepening the…