My book, The Palestine Laboratory, was recently released in Italy. Last weekend I was interviewed at Italy’s big Wired Next Fest about Palestine, Gaza and weapons sales from “battle-tested” territories.
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Breaking Points interview on the growing “appeal” of Israeli defence
My interview today on popular US TV show, Breaking Points, about my book, The Palestine Laboratory, and how an increasing number of US venture capital firms and Silicon Valley are looking to invest in Israeli defence start-ups, especially since 7 October.
Al Jazeera English interview on Israel using Gaza as vital testing ground
My latest Al Jazeera English interview on Israel using Gaza as as key testing ground, before and after 7 October, and Israel currently promoting/selling surveillance tech at global arms fairs.
The deep involvement of venture capital in the Israeli “security” industry
An interesting story out of Canada by journalist Tim Groves published in The Breach: Eleven days after Hamas attacked Israel in October, former prime minister Stephen Harper’s current business partner Yaron Ashkenazi wrote an op-ed about how their company would help the country “stop these evil terrorists in their tracks.” Their venture capital fund, Awz…
The Palestine Laboratory wins prestigious Walkleys Book Award of 2023
I’m excited to announce that my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is the winner of the Walkleys Book Award of 2023. It’s Australia’s leading journalism prize, the equivalent of the Pulitzers. In a time of such grief, violence and anger in the Middle East and beyond, I’m managing a range of emotions but thankful to the judging…
The invaluable role played by whistleblowers
John Kiriakou is a former CIA intelligence officer who became a whistle-blower, revealing the agency’s use of torture post 9/11. He now hosts a TV program, The Whistleblowers, and recently interviewed me about my book, The Palestine Laboratory. It broadcast around the world. The Palestine Laboratory – How Israel Exports the technology of occupation around…
Inserting surveillance into the heart of Twitter
Here’s a story that’s received too little attention recently (via MintPress News): The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) is working with an Israeli tech firm to verify BlueTick subscribers, raising suspicions that personal data could fall into the hands of the Israeli government or private sector, both of whom have a long…
The Kashmir Times on the Palestine lab
In my book, The Palestine Laboratory, I examine the impact of Israeli and Indian policies on Muslim-majority Kashmir. I partly explain this through an interview with the editor of the Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin. She recently interviewed me about my book and the events of 7 October.
Greed, privatisation and the tech Palestinian laboratory
The thesis of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, continues to resonate around the world. In Spain, journalist Marta Peirano writes in the leading newspaper, El Pais, about the significance of Israeli arms and repressive tech in the hands of autocrats and dictatorships. Here’s the English translation (via Google translate): The most militarized country in the…