My interview on global broadcaster TRT World on the eve of the “truce” between Israel and Hamas.
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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).
Ukrainian media on lessons from war in Gaza
The Ukrainian state media outlet, Suspilne Ukraine, interviews me about the crisis in the Middle East. We also talk about the similarities and differences between Ukraine and Gaza.
The Kashmir Times on the Palestine lab
In my book, The Palestine Laboratory, I examine the impact of Israeli and Indian policies on Muslim-majority Kashmir. I partly explain this through an interview with the editor of the Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin. She recently interviewed me about my book and the events of 7 October.
Not in our name
On Saturday 4 November, 2023, I spoke at a large rally in Sydney in support of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. A key point I made was to explain how many Jews are opposed to Israeli actions in Gaza (and beyond). “For many Jewish people including myself – we do not speak in one…
Don’t believe the AI hype that claims it makes war safer
There’s been a lot of hype, often pushed by Western nations, that AI-enabled warfare is more targeted. I spoke to Brian Merchant at the Los Angeles Times about this in the context of Israel’s war against Gaza: “The mistake has been, in the last two weeks, saying this was an intelligence failure. It wasn’t, it…
Social media as the “perfect” stage for Israeli war-making
My UK/US publisher, Verso, has published an extract of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, on how Israel uses social media to maximise war as spectacle. Here’s an extract: The November 2012 Israeli bombardment of Gaza, called Operation Pillar of Defense, was a seven-day war that killed 174 Palestinians and 6 Israelis and injured thousands more.…
Do you think that Washington cares about Palestinians dying?
My interview with the UK-based outlet, Middle East Eye, on the lack of Western elite interest in Palestinian lives or deaths. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
The ties that bind between Palestine and indigenous Australia
I’ve long believed that it’s important to talk to people on contentious issues who aren’t just in our own bubbles. I recently spoke on the popular podcast, Not So PG, with hosts Brooke Blurton and Matty Mills, about the Israel/Palestine conflict and the ties between Indigenous Australians and Palestinian self-determination. Here’s a clip: View…