My following story appears in New Matilda today: News Ltd has had a field day over an NM story about the Greens, including claiming that we misquoted newly elected NSW Greens MP Jamie Parker. Antony Loewenstein responds Last week, New Matilda published a story by me about the Greens and the NSW election campaign. The…
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Australian Murdoch press wants to insulate Israel from global move towards Palestinian justice and BDS
It’s a surreal sight. As debate in many Western nations move towards finding ways to hold Israel to account, Australia’s parochial media is desperate to target anybody who dares challenge Israel. Here’s the overseas debate: To boycott or not to boycott? That is the question that growing numbers of American Jews on the left wing…
Speaking of Murdoch thuggery over Israel/Palestine
Another small step in the glorious path of Rupert Murdoch’s legacy. How can I hate Palestinians this week, my minions? Here’s Australian Murdoch editor David Penberthy writing today about the Greens and racism (this coming from a man who recently suggested backing BDS against Israel was akin to Kristalnacht under the Nazis.). I wrote a…
The ugly little Australian coalition against Palestinian rights (that will fail)
So this is how it works when advocating for Palestinian human rights. You’ll be smeared, accused of anti-Semitism and told you hate Jews. Anything to avoid discussion about what Israel is doing to the Palestinians; apartheid. I wrote an article this week for New Matilda detailing the New South Wales Greens and its policy of…
The Greens, Palestine and defending BDS during NSW election
My following investigation for New Matilda appears today: Did the Greens’ stance on Israel cost them lower house seats in the NSW election? Antony Loewenstein talks to key Greens about BDS and dirty politics “I mean they just never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” That’s what NSW ALP campaign spokesperson Luke Foley had…
Real message of Marrickville BDS; Zionists scared of focus on occupation
It’s one day before the New South Wales election. Sydney’s Marrickville council embraced BDS late last year and since then we’ve seen a litany of hysterical attacks by the Zionist lobby, Liberal Party, Labor Party and Murdoch press. The main “issues”? The Greens are anti-Semitic, want Israel destroyed and hate Jews. That’s the kind of…
Politicians allow Murdoch so much power because they can lunch with him
The people have spoken (and they say similarly in Australia, too): Almost 60% of British people believe that Rupert Murdoch has too much influence on the country’s politics, according to a new poll.
Mainstreaming hatred of Muslims, thanks to Rupert
Are there limits to damning Muslims? Not according to the Murdoch empire. Melbourne’s Herald Sun editor Alan Howe has spent the last years finding new ways to demonise the Muslim religion. We can expect an upcoming column to advocate rounding up all Muslims and putting them on outback farms. His latest, a letter to former…