The Listening Post is the weekly media analysis show on Al Jazeera English. I was interviewed on this week’s edition talking about the lies told after the horrific massacre in Bondi, Sydney.
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Letting our fears be weaponised
In the aftermath of the Bondi massacre, I spoke to NBC News in the US: Antony Loewenstein, a journalist and author who serves on the advisory committee of the Jewish Council of Australia, a progressive group that advocates for “Palestinian freedom,” said: “I think they’re an absolute abomination.” “They are rushed, not thought through, and…
Israeli propaganda threatens us all
My monthly column for the UK outlet, Middle East Eye: Within hours of the horrific, antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney this month, the Israeli government and its proxies started pushing false narratives, outright lies and racism to a grieving nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Israeli ministers blamed an Australian government that…
The Antony Loewenstein Podcast in collaboration with We Used To Be Journos podcast on the Bondi attack
The latest episode of my podcast is in collaboration with the popular podcast, We Used To Be Journos, talking about the Bondi terror attack, how to politicise horrors and the desperate need for sane Jewish voices.
The “convenient” distraction of Palestine after Bondi killings
There’s been messy and frankly ugly politics after the Bondi Beach massacre by blaming the pro-Palestine movement. My interview with the UK outlet, Middle East Eye: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
AJ+ story on the Bondi massacre
A great video explainer by AJ+, an arm of Al Jazeera, on the Bondi massacre: View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ+ (@ajplus)
The mainstream media’s wilful blindness when covering the Bondi massacre
After the horrific Bondi Beach massacre, how has the Australian media responded? Not well, overall, and I discuss this with the great weekly media show, Fourth Estate:
CNN interview on challenging Jewish trauma in the service of suppression
My interview on CNN about the Bondi attack and why many Jews refuse to push for restrictions on free speech.
Owen Jones discusses how the Bondi attack is being used and abused
British journalist Owen Jones featured my recent Al Jazeera English on the Bondi massacre to explain the dangers of weaponising trauma.
