Following the recent of my podcast series, The Palestine Laboratory, here’s a very strong review in Middle East Eye by journalist Hamza Yusuf:
The Palestine Laboratory, a podcast by investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein available on Drop Site News, is an essential listen.
Based on Loewenstein’s book of the same name, the podcast explores how Israel’s military and technological advancements are used to sustain the oppression of Palestinians, while simultaneously being commercialised for profit globally.
This grim intersection of occupation, surveillance and profit is dissected across four episodes: “Start-Up Nation”, “How to Make Friends”, “Privatising the Occupation” and “After October 7”. They offer a deeply researched perspective on the commodification of military rule.
At the heart of the podcast lies a powerful argument: Palestinians are not only dehumanised and dominated by Israel’s political and military establishment, but their oppression is also turned into a profit-making venture.
Israel has effectively exported its occupation, marketing its supposed military innovations – developed and tested on Palestinians – to a global audience. This point resonates throughout the series, painting a sobering picture of how apartheid and economics are terrifyingly intertwined.
Read the whole piece: The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel profits from oppression | Middle East Eye