Palestine has become the laboratory for Israel's military-techno complex, where it maintains an intricate web of surveillance, home demolitions, indefinite incarceration and brutality.
In The Palestine Laboratory, acclaimed journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers a clandestine world in which Israel's military-industrial complex tests advanced weaponry and surveillance technology in the occupied territories. This military tech, honed over more than 50 years of occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, is exported globally, reaching despots and democracies alike.
The Israeli state leverages its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza to gain invaluable experience in controlling a perceived "enemy" population – the Palestinians. Countries with questionable human rights records, such as Rwanda, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia, are recipients of Israeli technology. Israel emerges as a global leader in espionage technology and defence hardware, fuelling some of the world's most brutal conflicts.