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TRT World interview on Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities

My interview on global broadcaster TRT World about the growing push in Israel to force the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities to join the IDF.

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Italy’s il Fatto Quotidiano interview on the Palestine lab

The Italian edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, was released this week.

My first major interview in the Italian media, with the newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano, is now out:

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TRT World on a major UN resolution against Israel

My latest interview with global broadcaster TRT World on the UN resolution against Israel (which thus far the country has ignored).

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The Palestine Laboratory is short-list finalist in prestigious Australian Book Industry Awards

The Australian Book Industry Awards, the leading annual book awards in the country, announced its short-list finalists last week.

I’m happy to announce that my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is a short-list finalist in the “Social Impact Book of the Year” award. The winner is announced on 9 May.

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The Palestine Laboratory releases in Italian edition

I’m excited to announce the release of the Italian translated edition of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, with the great Italian publisher Fazi Editore.

A preface has been written by the Italian actor Moni Ovadia.

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This is anti-Zionism

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 many years writing about the Middle-East, from here and over there. Loewenstein describes himself as an anti-Zionist because he opposes the concept of a Jewish state. “The idea of a Jewish state which gives superior rights to Jews above anybody else is by definition, discriminatory and by definition racist,” he told The Jewish Independent.

“But this view is not just because it’s a Jewish state. I have similar views and have written extensively about the concept of, for example, a Hindu fundamentalist state, which is what India is becoming, or a Christian or Muslim exclusionary state.”Loewenstein rejects the distinction that many Jews make between criticising the occupation and supporting the state. “Of course, you can be opposed to the occupation and many Jews are. But when a state is 75 years old, and a sizeable proportion, arguably the whole population has been discriminating against non-Jews, that is the state. It’s in its DNA.”

He believes that since October 7, the number of Jews aged 18-35 espousing this view in Australia and the US has exploded because of what they are seeing happen to the Palestinians. “They are saying that if this is what a Jewish state means, then this is not a Jewish state I can support.”

Read the whole article: Who – and what – are the anti-Zionist Jews? – The Jewish Independent

 

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Middle East Eye interview on the Palestine lab and its dangers globally today

My extensive in-person interview with the UK-based outlet, Middle East Eye, on my book, The Palestine Laboratory, where we discuss the history of Israel selling weapons to some of the most repressive nations on the planet and how Gaza is now a testing ground for the most sophisticated killing machines in the world.

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TRT World interview on the rapid arming of Israeli citizens

My latest interview on global broadcaster TRT World is about the massive growth since 7 October 2023 of Israelis, including radical settlers, bearing arms.

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Al Jazeera English interview on Israel battle-testing weapons in Gaza as economic policy

My latest Al Jazeera English interview on the delusional views in mainstream Israel that believes pummelling Gaza will bring security. Israel, by live-testing new weapons in Gaza, hopes to avoid any economic isolation post-war by selling these arms globally as ‘battle-tested’.

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CNN interview on Israel’s far-right reality

My latest interview on CNN about Israel’s far-right mainstream and the impact after decades of dehumanising Palestinians.

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