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Antony Loewenstein

Antony Loewenstein

Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist and the author of The Palestine Laboratory. He was based in East Jerusalem between 2016 and 2020.

Donald Trump’s America First agenda has challenged the US-Australia alliance by imposing tariffs, demanding greater defence spending and probing the AUKUS submarine pact.

A brutal analysis of how Australia fits into the Trump administration’s agenda

Clinton Fernandes’ compelling and impeccably sourced book does not paint a pretty picture.

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The “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley after storming the US Capitol in 2021.

The bonkers story of how a prank created America’s conspiracy culture

A fake government report intended as an anti-war satire became a viral phenomenon before the term existed.

  • Antony Loewenstein
Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author Omar El Akkad.

This critique of Western apathy about the war in Gaza is blistering

Journalist and novelist and Omar El Akkad’s book is a response to decades of reporting on the US-led “war on terror” and the Western response to Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Jake Cassar’s message is one of co-operation in the face of calamity. “We’re trying to rebuild the knowledge of our ancestors,” he says.

‘You’re not such a crazy conspiracy theorist any more’: Preppers go mainstream

In a world hyper-alert to impending catastrophe, the doomsday survivalist business is booming.

  • Antony Loewenstein
Is a one-state solution the way out of the endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Two-state solution won’t deliver peace for Israel/Palestine. But this might

The two-state solution is the zombie fix that’s resurrected every time the Middle East is on fire and leaders scramble for something nominally sensible to say. It’s time for fresh thinking.

  • Antony Loewenstein