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…
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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…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the one-state solution
Last weekend, I published the following story in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age on the one-state solution for Israel/Palestine. It’s an issue I’ve thought about for many years including in a book I co-edited in 2013 with Palestinian Ahmed Moor called After Zionism. Here’s an extract from my latest piece: The two-state solution…
The humane Jewish view on Palestinian and Jewish suffering
It’s long been a myth that there’s complete uniformity amongst the Jewish community towards Israel/Palestine. An increasing number of (particularly) young Jews are supporting Palestine. I was interviewed about this recently by the Australian outlet, AAP: But independent Jewish journalist and author Antony Loewenstein said it was untrue to suggest there was uniformity in the…
Uncovering Australia’s dirty role in arming Israel
Australia is playing a huge, though largely obscured role, in arming Israel in its war against Gaza. A correspondent at Declassified Australia, Kellie Tranter, recently explained Australia’s key role in fitting out the F-35 fighter jet currently being used by Israel. I was interviewed about these issues for Al Jazeera English: Antony Loewenstein, an Australian…
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).