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Richard Medhurst SPEAKS OUT On His Trial, Israel & Syria + Sean Jacobs & Tony Karon on South Africa

Richard Medhurst SPEAKS OUT On His Trial, Israel & Syria + Sean Jacobs & Tony Karon on South Africa

Update: 2025-05-29
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South African political scientist Sean Jacobs and South African journalist Tony Karon talk about the "white genocide" (not) happening in South Africa. Journalist Richard Medhurst talks about being arrested in London, raided in Vienna and targeted by Israel.

See Katie in Vienna at the First Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress: https://www.juedisch-antizionistisch.at/en


Richard Thomas Medhurst (born 1992) is an independent journalist, political commentator, and analyst from the United Kingdom. His work focuses primarily on international relations, US politics, and the Middle East. Medhurst is known for his coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition case in London, as one of the only journalists to report on the trial of the WikiLeaks founder from inside the court. He has also covered the Iran nuclear deal talks, on the ground in Vienna. His reports and analysis on Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, Niger, Lebanon, Iran, the Israeli occupation in Palestine and the genocide in Gaza have gone viral countless times, racking up millions of views. Medhurst is the son of United Nations peacekeepers who served in various UN missions around the world. His parents were among those awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Owing to his parents’ professional mobility, he has lived around the globe and speaks four languages fluently: English, Arabic, French, and German.

Sean Jacobs is Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs at The New School. He is the founder of Africa is a Country, a site of criticism, analysis and new writing. The writer Teju Cole described Africa Is a Country as "basically the inside of my head." His book, Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization, was published on May Day 2019. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where he worked for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa and as a journalist. He has been awarded Fulbright, Shorenstein, Commonwealth, Africa No Filter, and Shuttleworth fellowships.

Tony Karon was born and raised in South Africa, where he was an activist in the anti-apartheid liberation movementis. He is editorial lead at AJ+ and worked at Time.com for 15 years.


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Comments (2)

Will Shogren

Medhurst straight macking on my girl Katie at the end 😆

Jun 5th
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Will Shogren

Ronnie Kasrils is based, Michael Brooks interviewed him at least once.

Jun 4th
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Richard Medhurst SPEAKS OUT On His Trial, Israel & Syria + Sean Jacobs & Tony Karon on South Africa

Richard Medhurst SPEAKS OUT On His Trial, Israel & Syria + Sean Jacobs & Tony Karon on South Africa

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