The Lab (2013)

Since 9/11, the Israeli arms industries are doing bigger business than ever before. Large Israeli companies develop and test the vessels of future warfare, which is then sold worldwide by private Israeli agents, who manipulate a network of Israeli politicians and army commanders, while Israeli theoreticians explain to various foreign countries how to defeat civil and para-military resistance. All based on the extensive Israeli experience.The film reveals The Lab, which has transformed the Israeli military occupation of Gaza and the West Bank from a burden to a marketable, highly profitable, national asset.

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Top billed cast

Yotam FeldmanSelf
Amos GolanSelf
Shimon NavehSelf
Benjamin Ben-EliezerSelf
Leo GleserSelf
Yitzhak Ben IsraelSelf
Yoav GalantSelf
Ehud BarakSelf

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