Australian · b. 1974
Antony Loewenstein is an Australian independent journalist, author and filmmaker. He was born in Melbourne to a Jewish family and later moved to East Jerusalem, where he lives and reports. He writes for outlets including The Guardian and Haaretz. His books include My Israel Question (2006), Pills, Powder and Smoke (2007), Profits of Doom (2013, also published as Disaster Capitalism), Palestine Laboratory (2023) and The Palestine Laboratory (2023). He is a critic of Israeli policy toward Palestinians and of the global trade in surveillance and military technology. His reporting covers the occupied territories, offshore detention and the private firms that profit from conflict and border control. He has also directed documentary work, including the film Disaster Capitalism. His work is widely read in activist and investigative circles and is also sharply disputed by critics.