We all live in the Palestine laboratory
Israel is live-testing the most sophisticated killing machines and surveillance in its war against Gaza
Deadly robot dogs are in our future. Israel is using and testing them, both made in Israel and the US, in its destruction of Gaza.
It’s just one example, and there are so many more, of Israel not wanting to “waste” the opportunity in Gaza to show off its military hardware to an excited global market. My latest book, The Palestine Laboratory, examines this globally (pre 7 October 2023).
It fits into a broader and mainstream Israeli narrative that Palestinians in Gaza don’t deserve safety or security. They’re not Jewish and therefore sub-human. If this sounds extreme, you haven’t been paying attention to Israel for a very long time.
The dehumanisation of Palestinians has been so complete that most Israelis, and many in the Jewish Diaspora, believe that destroying Gaza will make them safer. If anything, it’s achieving the complete opposite. Jewish lives are now vastly less safe after months of genocidal violence in Gaza.
Look at this to understand a very common view in Israel and the Zionist world:
The Palestine laboratory is only possible when its proponents don’t view Palestinians as deserving equality. Israeli actions in Gaza and across occupied Palestine, including in the West Bank where state-backed settler thugs are running riot, show that messianic Zionism is a threat to the entire world.
The far-right across Europe has never been more in love with Israel, sharing the Jewish state’s hatred of Muslims. The Jewish state welcomes this with open arms.
Without international intervention, Israel’s actions as a rogue state will only worsen.
My recent work has largely focused on Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza, speaking to media outlets across the globe. There’s a small selection below, from CNN and Al Jazeera English, and you can find the rest of my TV interviews on my website and YouTube channel:
I’m an independent journalist without any institutional backing. If you’re able to support me financially, by donating money to continue this work, I’d hugely appreciate it. You can find donating options in the menu bar at the top of my website.
Middle East Eye is a leading UK-based outlet covering the region. I was recently interviewed in an extensive discussion about my book, Gaza as a testing ground and Israel’s appeal to the global far-right (which has only increased since 7 October):
I recently attended the biggest writer’s festival in the world, held annually in Jaipur, India, with an audience of 450k people.
It was an extraordinary event at a time when India is becoming an increasingly Hindu fundamentalist state (with the full backing and collusion of Israel).
My two events are now online:
Since 7 October and the horrific Hamas attacks, there’s been an avalanche of lies and disinformation in the service of supporting Israel’s massacres in Gaza.
Al Jazeera English has made an essential documentary both documenting 7 October and the deliberate untruths pushed by Israel and its supporters:
The recent release of my book, The Palestine Laboratory, in a Spanish edition comes at the same time that Spain has become one of the most outspoken European nations against Israeli actions in Gaza.
The response in Spain to my book has been remarkable and my media interviews reflect public outrage at Israeli killings in Gaza and the entire occupied, Palestinian territories.
The Italian edition of my book is just out with a moving preface written by the Italian Jewish actor, Moni Ovadia. Here’s my first major interview about it in the Italian media.
Israel’s AI-enabled warfare is a huge selling point for the Jewish state. These are lessons gained after 6 months of mass slaughter in Gaza:
The Western world is obsessed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. My piece for the UK-outlet, Middle East Eye, explains why that’s a major problem:
One of the most moving parts of releasing my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is seeing how it’s inspired and informed readers across the globe. Here’s just one recent example:
The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government have been accused of complicity in the Israeli genocide of Gaza. Lawyers in Australia are hoping that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will fully investigate. I was interviewed by Al Jazeera English about the case:
The South African edition of my book is now out and attracting positive interest and reviews.
The country’s case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Jewish state of genocide, is partially tied to South African leaders remembering how Israel was one of the key backers of the state’s apartheid rulers before democracy emerged in 1994.
I spoke about this during my recent Middle East Eye interview:
I’m thrilled to announce that my book, The Palestine Laboratory, is a short-list finalist in Australia’s top book industry award in the Social Impact Book of the Year category. The winner is announced on 9 May:
The remarkable British, Jewish film-maker Jonathan Glazer is director of the film, The Zone of Interest, about Nazi Germany and Auschwitz. He’s also a serious critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and he spoke about this at the recent Oscar ceremony when his film won a major award. Some in the Zionist community reacted with apoplexy so I felt compelled to respond:
The recently deceased Henry Kissinger was a war criminal with complicity in mass slaughter from Chile to East Timor.
I was therefore happy to see that my book was outselling his title on Amazon:
In other news:
I’ve long been an anti-Zionist Jew so I talked to The Jewish Independent about what that means;
My wonderful partner Ali and I recently helped fundraise for friends in Gaza who wanted to escape the carnage. There are many other similar fundraisers online and with due diligence it’s worth supporting them;
I’m the co-founder and co-editor of Declassified Australia and we recently published a strong piece about the deadly risks faced by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange if he’s extradited to the US. Another new piece reveals a secret US intelligence base in New Zealand;
Colombia has recently suspended buying weapons from Israel;
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian newspaper is regularly upset with me about my work on Israel/Palestine (this started in around 2005). A badge of honour;
In the coming months I’m speaking at a number of events in Australia and around the world including this fascinating session on AI-enabled warfare at the Sydney Writer’s Festival in May.
Visiting friends from Gaza who recently arrived in Australia:
The stunning work of Bangladeshi-American artist Debashish Chakrabarty and his ongoing series, Global Palestine, inspired by my book:
You can follow me on Instagram and Twitter for constantly updated content. My website has information about all my work, books and documentary films stretching back to 2003.
I’m an independent journalist without any institutional backing. If you’re able to support me financially, by donating money to continue this work, I’d hugely appreciate it. You can find donating options in the menu bar at the top of my website.
Thanks very much for reading.
Take care.
Antony