11 thoughts on “NSO Group Spied on Jordanian Royal, Ex-Wife of UAE Leader – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
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  1. All of these revelations are so ugly. What’s really awful about them is we expect Israel to be the blackmailing pit bull of the world, butting in on conversations, not for its security but for its ability to compromise. The FBI under Herbert Hoover did the same thing and probably still is. So your excellent article clearly tells us what the problem is. How the hell do governments, individuals, and other entities even begin to fix it?

    1. NSO and companies alike are a necessary evil, unfortunately.
      In our crazy world, “woke” people and all sorts of terrorists spread anarchy MUST be curbed, IMHO.
      Regardless of their citizenship, social status, religion or sex.
      Yes – even journalists. There, I said it.
      Journalists were never elected by no one – and yet their publications have a tremendous influence on us people. No one controls whether they do it out of pure journalism – or they have some hidden agenda (in far too many cases).
      I don’t see journalists (or “human rights” activists as sacred – they are as sacred as the rest of us.
      They don’t deserve special treatment or any privileges – until proven beyond any doubt they are not being a tool of some master…

      1. @Alex: Thank you for exposing full-throated Judeo-fascism. Normally, I would delete such a comment since it violates a Cardinal comment rule: do not advocate violence against individuals, classes or states. But I wanted readers to see how ugly your views are. Also, they represent not just you, but an entire movement that informs much of the Israeli state.

        NSO and companies alike are a necessary evil

        NSO is not a “necessary evil.” It is pure evil.

        “woke” people and all sorts of terrorists spread anarchy MUST be curbed, IMHO…even journalists

        Your attack on journalism is a characteristic of fascism. On the contrary, journalists and the press are a protected class in democracies. That’s why we have a concept of freedom of the press. It’s why in most democracies journalism is guaranteed special status. It is recognized as performing a critical function in such societies, and worthy of such protections.

        Journalists don’t have to be “elected” to merit such rights. They are guaranteed and fundamental to democracy.

        Human rights activists too deserve the same protections, though their status is not as guaranteed under law as journalism is. But they should be.

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        1. @Richard – who told you I am Jewish? It is just your hateful assumption – which exposes your true nature.
          I have no issues with journalists. Journalists are, as you said, an important part of every democratic society.
          My issue is with pseudo-journalists, or if you will, mouthpieces of interested parties (oligarchs, rogue regimes, wealthy businessmen, and others).
          Unfortunately, the vast majority of those who claim to be journalists are just useful idiots on the payroll of those interested parties.
          Those mouthpieces are NOT to be granted any privileges whatsoever.

          1. @ Alex:

            who told you I am Jewish?

            It is immaterial whether you are Jewish or a Zoroastrian. You are a devout fascist.

            Those mouthpieces are NOT to be granted any privileges whatsoever.

            You don’t get to make the determination who is a legitimate journalist and who is a “pseudo-journalist.” The journalism profession makes that judgement. THugs like you don’t, thank God. And a true democracy respects such status whether it likes the journalist or his/her reporting or not. And as for a “hateful nature,” you’ve described yourself perfectly.

  2. It is naive (or fool) to state that the fact that “many of its (NSO) employees are veterans of the IDF’s Unit 8200” – proves its ties to the Israeli government.
    Those employees joined the 8200 at the age of 18 and left it at the age of 20-21. They were no high-ranked soldiers and for the most part not even low-rank officers at the unit.
    It would be as stupid as to claim that all Google employees were at school at some point – so they are tied to the Ministry of Education..

    1. @ Alex: I only offered a single example of NSO serving the interests of the Israeli state. There are scores more: NSO has had client states for which trade is prohibited under Israeli law. UAE is but one example. Media reports have noted that the Israeli state offers NSO an exception because the company is viewed as advancing state interests. Human rights lawyers have demanded that the Supreme Court end NSO exports to states which are serial violators of human rights. The Court has repeatedly refused to do so, thus protecting NSO’s trade with such dysfunctional, genocidal, rogue regimes. These are only a few examples among many.

      It would actually be totally reasonable to say that Google was an extension of US state power and interests if 90%+ of its employees were veterans of the NSA (the Israeli equivalent of the IDF Unit 8200). If the US state in effect trained most of its computer engineers as Israel does on behalf of its worst cyber-predator companies, then yes, Google would be an agent of the state.

      1. @Richard,
        NSO has had client states for which trade is prohibited under Israeli law. UAE is but one example.”
        Israeli law never prohibited having clients of particular countries – you are confusing it with the Israeli laws forbidding INDIVIDUALS from having ANY relations with enemy states.
        With regards to export – Israeli law ALWAYS requires authorization when exporting any tangible goods or services deemed as related to anything military/defense. Be it NSO, Mobileye or any other tech company (in addition to the obvious group of companies such as Elbit, Rafael and others).

        1. @ Alex:

          Israeli law never prohibited having clients of particular countries

          In the case of Iran, your claim is false. Israeli companies are forbidden by law from trade with it:

          Israel has also enacted legislation that penalizes any companies that violate international sanctions.[61] Following reports of covert Israeli-Iranian trade and after the US sanctioned an Israeli company for ties with Iran, Israel imposed a series of administrative and regulatory measures to prevent Israeli companies from trading with Iran, and announced the establishment of a national directorate to implement the sanctions.[62]

          They do so anyway with the government offering a wink and a nod in certain cases.

          Israeli law ALWAYS requires authorization when exporting any tangible goods or services deemed as related to anything military/defense.

          What does “authorization” even mean? It is meaningless in the case of Israel. Defense ministry export licenses are routinely given for weapons exports. There is no meaningful oversight of such matters.

          Do not post again in this thread.

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