Interesting piece in the Australian Financial Review that outlines the decreasing power of the Israel lobby to bully its way into the corridors of power. As importantly, its belief in apartheid in the West Bank shows that they speak for nobody but the Israeli government. They will never be independent players and should be ignored…
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How Australia proudly defends Zionist apartheid
Canberra-based academic and writer Rick Kuhn appears in a book I co-edited this year with Jeff Sparrow, called Left Turn (still on the publisher’s best-seller list, six months after its release). Today in the Canberra Times Kuhn has a powerful piece about Israeli apartheid and the Australian government’s bankrupt position: Has Labor’s position on Israel…
Statement by Antony Loewenstein in support of Canberra Candlelight Vigil for #Assange
The following statement by me was read out last night in front of parliament house in Canberra to support Julian Assange and Wikileaks: In an age of government and corporate media spin, WikiLeaks stands tall as a unique voice of independence that demands support. The last 10 years of the so-called “war on terror” has…
Making Freedom of Information more accessible in Australia
As a journalist, I’ve spent time investing in Freedom of Information requests that sometimes go nowhere and sometimes go far (see my report, with Paul Farrell and Marni Cordell of New Matilda, of the first time the entire contract between the Australian government and British multinational Serco was published in 2011). Today sees the launch…
ABC TV News on Sydney rally against Israeli violence against Gaza
The following ABC TV News item aired on 24 November about the large Sydney rally against the Israeli crimes in Gaza, featuring a clip of my speech: 7PMs_PalProtest_2411_512k
How lobby trips to Israel and beyond pollute political and media culture
Far too many reporters and politicians take free trips to Israel, America and elsewhere. In the vast majority of cases they’re little more than propaganda exercises. When it comes to Zionist lobby visits to Israel, I can count on one hand the number of returnees who write or say anything independent instead of mouthing Israeli…
“The Palestinian people have rights not just aspirations”
Australian Greens leader Christine Milne tried to amend a motion in the Federal Senate this week to say that Palestinians have “rights”. The Senate said no. Welcome to one of the most fundamentalist Zionist parliaments in the world and bravo the Greens for being willing to say that Palestinians are human beings:
A singularly rare voice in Australian parliament that defends Palestine
Federal Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon speaks truthfully about what’s been happening in Gaza and the Middle East, unlike the sheep in the two major parties who simply mouth platitudes about Israel and receive their talking points from the Zionist lobby or political leadership. The following speech was given by Rhiannon on 20 November: The other…
ABCTV News24”²s The World talking Israel and Gaza
Israeli cries of war against Gaza are building. I spoke last night on ABCTV News24’s The World… discussing the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the mostly Palestinian civilians caught in the middle:
This is news: 65% of Australians view Israel negatively
According to a new BBC global poll (via the Jerusalem Post): Israel retained its position as one of the world’s most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC’s annual poll published Wednesday night.… With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan…