In this episode of The Source, our senior editor Zain Raza speaks with award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker Antony Loewenstein on the latest developments surrounding Israel-Palestine. They discuss the recently announced Gaza ceasefire and Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, focusing on whether the agreement can hold and the challenges it faces. The conversation then turns to Germany’s relationship with Israel, as explored in Loewenstein’s latest documentary Germany’s Israel Obsession, which critically examines the historical, political, and moral dimensions of this relationship. They also delve into the core thesis of the film, highlighting the tactics and methods used by the German government to suppress dissent and criticism of Israel.
To read the transcript of this video: Gaza Ceasefire & Germany’s Obsession with Israel
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Antony Loewenstein is an Australian-German award-winning investigative journalist, best-selling author, and filmmaker. Over the past 20 years, he has reported from dozens of countries, including South Sudan and East Jerusalem, and his work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, and The New York Review of Books. In 2025, he released two major Al Jazeera English productions with Black Leaf Films — Germany’s Israel Obsession and The Palestine Laboratory, the latter adapted from his global best-selling book and winner of a Telly Award. He is also a monthly columnist for Middle East Eye.
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