The Crikey/ACIJ series on Australian companies profiting from the foreign aid budget is a welcome discussion of the rapid privatisation of services in Australia and overseas, an area largely ignored by the mainstream media.
Articles by Antony Loewenstein 
IDF lawyer: the problem isn’t with international law, it’s fighting terrorism
In light of the recent Gaza flotilla disaster, the Goldstone report and ongoing global attempts to hold Israeli officials to account for alleged war crimes, this seminar on terror and laws of war was well timed.
Overland branded biased by Jewish academics
Australian Jewish academics are trying to intimidate one of the country’s leading literary journals.
It’s a good time to be in the detention centre business. Just ask Serco
Concerns over Serco’s management of Curtin are rising, but that hasn’t put a dent in the company’s profits.
Tamils vote for independence — and will vote against Labor
Australian’s Tamil community want an independent homeland in Sri Lanka. And they want respect from a federal government here that is now denying visa applications to their people.
Christmas Island ‘pressure cooker’ could explode after UN review
The situation in Christmas Island is expected to blow up completely if the Federal Government is allowed to deport asylum seekers back to strife-torn Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Australia rolls out the welcome mat for war criminal retirees
If Canberra fails to take its global responsibilities seriously, another chapter will be added to the already dismal history Australia has of allowing sanctuary to killers, brutes and generals.
GFM claims success in flying the flag for Gaza
1400 people from 43 countries descended on Cairo on December 27 and aimed to travel into Gaza to “break the siege”. Antony Loewenstein was there.
Rudd helps the Middle East story remain one sided
For the Australian political elite, Israel is the sacred cow, a religion that accepts no criticism or dissent, writes Antony Loewenstein.
Times changing rapidly in the Middle East
In the context of a stagnated “peace process” and ongoing colonial expansion that makes a two-state solution practically impossible, the Greens are re-assessing their current policy on the Israel/Palestine conflict.
J Street pushing a policy that leads to disappointment
This week’s J Street’s conference saw Zionists, students, pensioners, 1948 Jewish fighters, anti-Zionists and Nazi hunters congregate in Washington DC in an effort to widen the debate over the Middle East.
Letter from...: Aceh Part II: the only Jew in the village
Jakarta may now control their lives but an independent streak still runs through the veins of the Banda Aceh province, with a growing number of writers, discussions of morality and pirated DVDs.
Letter from...: Aceh: the only Jew in the village
This Indonesian province takes its Islam very seriously. The provincial parliament of Aceh recently passed a criminal bylaw that supported the death penalty, stoning and flogging for homosexual acts and adultery.
Reaction to Pilger award reveals Zionist lobby’s fear of dissent
The Sydney Peace Foundation awarded its annual prize to journalist, author and documentary maker John Pilger, and Jewish leaders again are on the offensive.
Letter from...: More reflections from Gaza: Keep off the grass
The American International School in Gaza was bombed on 3 January, completely destroying the institution . Today it is a twisted wreck of concrete, metal and burnt vans.
Letter from...: Gaza: flattened, occupied, sick and rootless
The Gaza Strip, under siege for over three years by Israel and the Western powers, is utterly unlike anywhere I’ve ever visited.
My evening with The New York Times
On a rainy Monday evening, a mostly grey-haired brigade filed into the lavish TimesCentre. Antony Loewenstein joined them.
Australian government out of step with public opinion on Israel/Palestine
A new study suggests that the Australian government, Murdoch press and Zionist leaders are profoundly out of step with public opinion over the Israel/Palestine conflict, writes Anthony Lowenstein.
Palestine, Israel and the need for freedom of speech
Holocaust denial warrants condemnation, but too often any criticism against Jews or Zionism is automatically slammed.
