The Palestine Laboratory

It has been three years since Israel began committing genocide in Gaza, alongside decades of apartheid and ethnic cleansing in the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestine has also served as an Israeli laboratory for testing weapons and surveillance technologies, which are then exported around the world with the label “battle-tested,” including to some of the worst dictatorships, such as Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Based on witness testimonies, secret documents, and on-the-ground reporting, the book by Australian investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the links between the Israeli power structure and the technological and arms industry, which tests weapons, surveillance technologies, and tools of repression on the Palestinian population for the global market.

At present, beyond Palestine, Israeli aggression is also escalating in southern Lebanon, which is being systematically razed with little attention from international or Czech media. Representatives of the Lebanese community in Prague will share their personal experiences with Israeli occupation.

This will be followed by an online conversation with the author of the book, in which we will discuss how Gaza became a laboratory for the Israeli army. The programme will also feature a musical performance by members of the group Xadrex. (https://www.instagram.com/xadrex.7/)

Antony Loewenstein is an independent Australian-German journalist, writer, and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in, among others, The Guardian, Haaretz, and The New York Times. He is best known for books on Israel, Palestine, and global power politics, including My Israel Question, Disaster Capitalism, and The Palestine Laboratory, which examines how Israel develops and exports military and surveillance technologies. He also works in documentary film and runs an independent news newsletter. He reports from conflict zones and writes about human rights, occupation, and the privatization of crises.

· PARTNERS ·

The event is held in cooperation with Neklid Publishing, which is publishing the book, UTOPIA LIBRI, and Tadamun Kolektiv with financial support from the City of Prague, Prague 2, and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic as part of the Laichter House Literary Club.