Antony Loewenstein’s book, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world (Verso Books, 2023), is a timely read at any given moment, but the unfolding ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the complicit response of the international community make this book a necessity, particularly as there is a strong history of diplomatic and military links behind the current show of support for Israel’s recent atrocities. As the author points out, “Israel is admired as a nation that stands on its own and is unashamed in using extreme force to maintain it.” Noting how Israel is dependent upon commercialising its military occupation, Loewenstein delves into the diplomacy that allowed the settler-colonial enterprise to take centre stage with … Continue reading The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel expands the technology of occupation around the world