My TV interview on global broadcaster TRT World about Israel’s far-right politician Naftali Bennett.
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“Battle-testing” weapons during unnecessary conflicts
Whenever there’s another round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, both sides develop/hone their defence systems. Israel often tests new weapons and then promotes them to the world as “battle-tested”. I was interviewed by UK-outlet Middle East Eye (the article is also in French): Antony Loewenstein, an independent journalist who was recently based in Jerusalem and is…
What freedom in Palestine could look like
The most intense fighting between Israel and Hamas may have stopped for now but the human rights abuses in Palestine live on. Yesterday I was asked to speak at a large Palestine rally in Sydney’s CBD. I’ve long believed that it’s vital to speak out as a Jew in support of Palestinian rights:
How the media should report more fairly on Palestine/Israel
In the last weeks since the publication of a petition that I helped write, Do Better on Palestine, there’s been a lot of media backlash and public support. It’s a call for the media to more fairly and accurately report on Israel/Palestine. US-based outlet The Intercept has just covered the whole saga and helpfully places…
Ending the occupation is the only way
My following letter appears in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: Advocacy of a just outcome of the Israel/Palestine conflict is not helped by falsehoods as those proclaimed by Paul Rubenstein (“If you cheer for Hamas, know it wants Israel wiped out”, May 27). Concerning the latest destruction in Gaza, it beggars belief to claim that the…
Melbourne’s Triple RRR radio on the Middle East and ethno-nationalism
My interview on Melbourne’s Triple RRR radio on Israel/Palestine, the role/complicity of Australia and details about my next book (out in late 2022) on how Israel’s ethno-nationalism is increasingly a model for many in the world (yes, sorry to ruin the party!).
Sky News TV interview on Israel, Palestine and Gaza
My TV interview with Sky News on the weekend talking Palestine, Israel, occupation, Jewish dissent, Israeli extremism and media bias. We covered quite a lot considering it’s a normally pro-Israel, Murdoch-owned network. The 100s and 100s of comments below the video oscillate between support and calls for violence against Palestinians.
The media can do better when reporting Palestine/Israel
Since the publication of this public statement on Friday, hundreds of people have signed on to show support for fairer coverage of Israel/Palestine: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Antony Loewenstein (@antloewenstein)
Decades of settler-colonialism in focus
I was interviewed by global broadcaster TRT World about the latest violence in Israel/Palestine and how it fits into a long history of occupation and discrimination: What is happening in Sheikh Jarrah might also amount to a war crime, a recent EU statement suggested, seeing it as an “alarming” development. Israeli settlements across Palestine are illegal, violating…
TRT World interview on ongoing, undeclared conflict between Israel, Syria and Iran
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded in southern Israel this week in an incident that triggered warning sirens in an area near the secretive Dimona nuclear reactor. I spoke to global broadcaster TRT World about the ramifications: