The Palestine Laboratory: a discussion on the new tools of occupation based on Antony Loewenstein’s work

The poster for the Palestine Laboratory on October 2nd, 2024, at 18.00 CET. The poster includes the South/South Movement logo, Palestine Laboratory title, date and time, that it is via Zoom, and the subtitle, 'A discussion on the new tools of occupation from Anthony Loewenstein's work.' The poster depicts a severely damaged building in Gaza. There are black silhouettes standing on the ground, there is a green overlay with a red circuit-like pattern.

The Palestine Laboratory: a discussion on the new tools of occupation based on Antony Loewenstein’s work
Session 10: solidarity teach-ins & conversations for Palestine
Open to all | 2 October 2024, 18:00 CEST | via zoom

For more than 50 years, Israel’s illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has provided the “startup nation” with a battle testing ground for defense hardware, spying technology and weapons systems.

From authoritarian suppression of protestors to EU border control, to US prison systems, the same technology and weapons used to oppress Palestinians are exported globally to mass surveil us all and prevent “an outbreak of peace.” Antony Loewenstein, an investigative journalist, shares his research on his disaster capitalism and Israel’s oppressive technologies and their exportation in his 2023 book, The Palestine Laboratory: how Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world.

Join us for a discussion on the exportation of occupation and a discussion of chapters 1 and 4 of Loewenstein’s book where we will collectively learn “how Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world.” As a “brave space,” this is not a virtual lecture, but instead, a session to exchange ideas, challenge preconceptions and build solidarity. Feel free to attend and join the discussion even if you did not get the chance to read.

This session is part of our ongoing series of solidarity teach-ins & conversations for Palestine.

Reading list

  • Chapter 1 (Pages 27-51): “Selling Weapons to Anyone Who Wants Them”-documents some historical weapon sales as well as the relationship of Israeli weapons manufacturers and the CIA. Ironically, some of the victims of this exported occupation in the 70s were Jewish citizens of South America.
  • Chapter 4: (Pages 99-117): “Selling Israeli Occupation to the World”-one of the most unsettling chapters, as it explores some of the existing business relationships between the Israeli war industry and governments including selling of drones and spyware.

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