How Israel makes a killing from the Occupation.

WINNER OF THE 2023 WALKLEY NON-FICTION JOURNALISM PRIZE
Shortlisted for the 2023 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Republic, Wired

Israel's military industrial complex uses the occupied, Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology that they then export around the world to despots and democracies. For more than 50 years, occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has given the Israeli state invaluable experience in controlling an "enemy" population, the Palestinians. It's here that they have perfected the architecture of control.

Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein, author of Disaster Capitalism, uncovers this largely hidden world in a global investigation with secret documents, revealing interviews and on-the-ground reporting. This book shows in-depth, for the first time, how Palestine has become the perfect laboratory for the Israeli military-techno complex: surveillance, home demolitions, indefinite incarceration and brutality to the hi-tech tools that drive the 'Start-up Nation'. From the Pegasus software that hacked Jeff Bezos' and Jamal Khashoggi's phones, the weapons sold to the Myanmar army that has murdered thousands of Rohingyas and drones used by the European Union to monitor refugees in the Mediterranean who are left to drown. Israel has become a global leader in spying technology and defence hardware that fuels the globe's most brutal conflicts. As ethno-nationalism grows in the 21st century, Israel has built the ultimate model.

"Antony Loewenstein dissects how and why the Jewish state went all in on arming the world's autocrats, from Viktor Orbán to Mohammed bin Salman-a dizzying but essential read." - The New Republic

"Loewenstein connects the dots in this compelling, horrifying investigation. The Palestine Laboratory provides crucial context about the Israel-Hamas war, and the reality of life in the occupied Palestinian territories prior to October 7." - WIRED

"Draws on documents and interviews to show how the weapons, technology and tactics developed by Israel to subjugate the Arabs living under occupation are being exported across the world - meaning, in effect, that Israel is profiting financially from the pain and suffering of Palestinians." - Independent

"A sharp exposé of how Israel's suppression of Palestine has translated into lucrative anti-terrorist systems that the Israeli government exports globally...[An] eye-opening delineation of the alarming ramifications of Israel's status as an 'ethnonationalist state.'" - Kirkus Reviews

"Loewenstein highlights a rarely discussed aspect of Israel's standing in the world, its dominance of the international military, security, and surveillance industries.Citing numerous Israeli and U.S. military and cybersecurity experts, Loewenstein urges a sober re-evaluation." - Booklist

"Timely ... Loewenstein provides an impressive and succinct ... historical summary of Israel's shady track record in foreign policy since its establishment" - The World Today

"Groundbreaking" - Progressive International

"Well-researched ... Loewenstein probes deeper into the psyche of a military-industrial entanglement that has led to the dehumanisation of Palestinians" - Financial Times

"A convincing and powerful voice" - New Arab

"An incisive exploration of Israel's sordid ties with autocracies, regimes engaged in mass displacement campaigns and governments needling their way into your phone ... Loewenstein's book stands out as a new addition to the pantheon of important works of political reportage about Israel's role in the world, and what toll - especially for Palestinians - that role may take." - Middle East Eye

"Informative" - Labour Hub

"An outstanding work of investigative journalism" - Morning Star

"Loewenstein has produced a very effective analysis and critique of Israel's repressive role in the world today. It should be widely read." - Jewish Voice for Labour

"Meticulous ... an eye-opening study of the real situation" - ARY News

"Excellent ... Lowenstein explores the myriad ways that Israel ruthlessly exploits its occupation of Palestine to showcase, and then sell and export, all manner of military hardware, surveillance technology, cyber-warfare technologies and policing techniques." - Counterfire

"In his searing account, Loewenstein examines Israel's modern war exports to Augusto Pinochet's fascist junta in Chile, the repressive Shah of Iran, the Guatemalan genocide, and, more recently, authoritarian regimes in Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, India, and Azerbaijan, which earlier this year ethnically cleansed thousands of Armenians from its southwest." - The New Republic

"A timely read at any given moment ... Loewenstein traces the international community's complicity with Israel in much detail." - Middle East Monitor

"Loewenstein's book offers a harrowing account of Israel's military-industrial complex and its sinister role in perfecting and exporting oppressive technologies around the world." - Politics Today

"A powerful exposé of the centrality of the arms industry in maintaining Israel's economy ... The Palestine Laboratory forces readers to interrogate how the global security market relies on the dehumanisation of people of colour - most notably Muslims and/or Arabs." - Global Justice Now