The Palestine Laboratory Podcast | Episode 1: Start-Up Nation

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Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein questions the narratives he was taught growing up in the Jewish Diaspora as he traces the origins of Israel’s military-industrial complex, examining how Israel became one of the world’s leading arms and tech exporters. When a military force essentially creates a nation, can they ever be truly separated?

Guests: Mariam Dawwas, Haim Brasheeth-Zabner and Ghada Karmi

Content warning: This episode contains references to violence, including weapons of warfare, which may distress some listeners.

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast is Drop Site’s first investigative series, looking into how Israel is using Palestinian territories as a testing ground to develop its occupation-enforcing tech industry. Hosted by investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein and based on his recent book, this podcast series examines how Israel is reshaping conflict and population control globally. What happens in Palestine never stays there. 

Credits

Host: Antony Loewenstein

Series Producer: Elle Marsh

Producer: Bethany Atkinson-Quinton

Production & Sound Engineering: Tim Jenkins

Field Recording: Cinnamon Nippard

Studio Recordings at 2SER: Michael Jones and Jonathan Chang

Original Music: Ara Koufax 

Music Direction: Sunless Studio

Podcast Artwork: Debashish Chakrabarty

Special Thanks: Anu Hasbold

Transcript available at dropsitenews.com