Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid and Occupation–have confronted censorship on social media platforms. Though Facebook seems to be a more egregious violator of free expression, Twitter too engages in censorship of political speech. Today, NBC News reported that Facebook had suspended or deleted […]
Israeli Firm Founded by Cashiered IDF Officer Sold Millions in Cyber-Hacking Tools to Corrupt Malaysian Strongman
צירוף מקרים? הממשלה המלזית רכשה מערכת ריגול ישראלית, באותו זמן שבו התנקש המוסד במהנדס החמאס פאדי אל-בטש בבירת מלזיה بالصدفة؟ الحكومة الماليزية اشترت منظومة تعقب من اسرائيل، بالتزامن مع إقدام عملاء الموساد على اغتيال المهندس فادي البطش في كوالالمبور Israel’s business publication, Calcalist, reports that cyber-hacking firm, Senpai, sold millions of dollars worth of its […]
NSO Group Monetizes Covid19 With New Mass Surveillance Tool, Fleming
NOTE: My latest piece on Israeli mass surveillance during the Covid19 epidemic was published by Jacobin here. Later today (Sunday), I will be interviewed by KPFK’s Middle East in Focus on the issues raised in the article. And this coming Friday, May 1st, I’ll participate in a video conference hosted by Portland OR’s KBOO radio. The […]
Saudi Arabian Nuclear Reactor Nears Completion, Bringing Prospect of Saudi WMD
Bloomberg reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear reactor is nearing completion. It purchased the reactor from the Argentinian company, INVAP. But construction and installation of the plant has proven a huge payday for companies in several European countries and the U.S. After the Obama administration hesitated to support the project, Trump offered full-throated […]
