{"product_id":"wired-to-steal-yoav-litvin-9781623715359","title":"Wired to Steal: Zionism and the Shaping of the Western Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTen Myths About Israel\u003c\/i\u003e and a renowned neuroscientist comes a groundbreaking new book that delves into the psyche of settler colonialism and its far-reaching repercussions on history, identity, and global politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the Hamas assault of October 7, 2023, and for more than two years, Israel has been engaged in what has been described by a consensus of international experts as a genocide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Israel's actions be explained by retribution, \"self-defense,\" revenge, or the quest to free hostages, or are these narratives masking something deeper? How has Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestine shaped the violence we are witnessing today? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWired to Steal\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful blend of investigative narrative, history, and behavioral neuroscience. Cutting through and dismantling propaganda, it \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eexposes how the ruling classes of settler colonial projects hijack the human brain's fear circuitry, systems of addiction, empathy pathways, and identity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003emechanisms to make oppression feel normal, even righteous. At its core, the book is about psychological hacking: how political systems are designed to exploit human vulnerability to fear and social belonging in order to turn communities against others, justify mass violence, and conceal theft as self-defense. Zionism is presented here as the most urgent, real-time case study, yet the book's framework applies to settler colonialism worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on decades of research in neuroscience and extensive historical scholarship, \u003ci\u003eWired to Steal \u003c\/i\u003ecombines vivid storytelling, clear science, and deep moral urgency to reveal the playbook of settler colonialism, and to offer a roadmap for dismantling it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoav Litvin,Ilan Pappé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623715350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623715359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Branch Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs","brand":"Yoav Litvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874608918783,"sku":"9781623715359","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wired-to-steal-yoav-litvin-9781623715359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}