Things are not looking up for NSO Group, to say the least. It’s the world’s leading Black Hat cyber-security company. Its Pegasus malware is the most-advanced hacking tool in the world. It has been used by as many as 40 intelligence agencies, many working for repressive regimes, to seize control of cell phones belonging to […]
Wide-Ranging Social Media Crackdown on Content Criticizing Israel
This is the full version of an article published by Middle East Eye. It examines Israel’s social media crackdown not just inside Israel, but its attempt to police speech on social media platforms around the world. It also incorporates my personal bout of censorship at the hands of Twitter last month. Over the past week, […]
Pew Report: Democratic Support for Israel Nose-Dives
NOTE: Middle East Eye published my latest story about the Gaza massacre and embassy dedication. Please read and share on social media. It was also republished by CommonDreams. I’m going to say something somewhat radical, but I frankly don’t care much about what the new Pew Report says about Republican support for Israel. Although I […]
Hebrew University Recruits Future Shin Bet Torturers and Assassins
There are myriad ways in which Israeli academic institutions promote the Occupation and the national security state. From embedding the IDF in technical high schools from which the army recruits its future cyberwar hackers, to hosting glorified job fairs at which the intelligence agencies recruit their future assassins and torturers. Ilana Hammerman wrote about one […]
