Richard Keeble is one of Britain’s leading journalism academics and he’s taught at the University of Lincoln for many years. Author of seminal books on reporting, his latest, just released work is co-edited with John Mair and it’s called, “Investigative Journalism Today: Speaking Truth to Power“. It features a range of writers exploring the importance…
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Book endorsement for new work by Palestinian writer Dr Olfat Mahmoud
I was recently asked to endorse the new book by Palestinian writer… Dr Olfat Mahmoud whose work is called Tears for Tarshiha. Published by Wild Dingo Press, here’s the book’s blurb: Olfat Mahmoud, a stateless refugee, is a descendant of the ”˜forgotten Palestinians’, forced from their homes by the Israeli military in 1948. A former nurse,…
ABC Radio Pacific Mornings interview on journalism, the Middle East and disaster capitalism
ABC Radio Pacific Mornings program, broadcast across the Pacific, interviewed me this morning about my work as an independent journalist over the last 15 years. From the Middle East to disaster capitalism and Australia enabling corruption in Papua New Guinea to tackling faith, it was a wide-ranging discussion: 290518 Pacific Mornings – Antony Loewnstein
The Wire interview on Gaza death toll and US role in the Middle East
I was interviewed by The Wire news radio program yesterday: The already fragile stability in the Middle East has been further affected in recent weeks, with the US Embassy move to Jerusalem and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Overnight 55 Palestinian protesters were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, coinciding with…
ABC Australia radio interview on US embassy move to Jerusalem
With the Trump administration officially moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, opening shortly, tensions in the Middle East are moving from high to extreme. I was interviewed about it all on ABC Radio Australia’s The Signal news show. The segment starts at 6:03:
Reconciling the thoughts of a liberal on the Middle East
I’ve written a long essay/memoir in the latest edition of leading Australian literary journal, Meanjin, on Judaism, Israel/Palestine, human rights and modern identity. My article is here:… meanjinisraelessay
The strange case of alleged sexual predator Malka Leifer in Israel
My investigation in the Sydney Morning Herald/Melbourne Age: The legal pursuit in Israel of alleged sexual predator Malka Leifer took a strange turn this week. As she fought extradition attempts by Victoria Police over 74 charges of child sexual abuse, the 54-year-old first gained, then lost the support of influential Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman. Grossman…
Growing corruption scandal around Netanyahu and weird connection with James Packer
My story in today’s Sydney Morning Herald/Melbourne Age: Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is in trouble, and it partly stems from his close relationship with Australia’s most recognisable billionaire, James Packer. The country’s second longest-serving Prime Minister is facing potential charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust after an extensive investigation by Israeli police.…
How Trump weaponised far-right/Israeli connections
In March 2016, MidEastWire published my investigation into the growing ties between Israel and the global far-right. Newsweek Arabic has now re-published the story in Arabic, in its 3 February edition, and I’ve updated it one year into the Trump presidency: newsweekarabic
Israeli dissident journalist Gideon Levy speaks in Sydney
Gideon Levy is one of Israel’s most outspoken journalists. He’s been writing for decades in Israeli newspaper Haaretz about the devastating effects of the never-ending Israeli occupation of Palestine. I first met Gideon in Tel Aviv in 2005 when I was researching my first book, My Israel Question. Since then, he’s become an inspiration for…