DONATE: As many of you know, I support my blogging as a freelance journalist writing for publications like Middle East Eye, The Nation, Al Jazeera and Jacobin Magazine. It's a precarious business since you are at the mercy of editors who you hope understand the importance of your work, but who sometimes don't. You may pitch a story you believe is … [Read more...]
The Selling of the Israeli Surveillance State
I delivered this paper last month at the UC Berkeley conference, Virtual Internment: Islamophobia, Surveillance and Unequal Citizenship. It was sponsored by the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project directed by Hatem Bazian. The video of my talk is posted here. Israel’s military-intelligence apparatus specializes in developing cyber-technology, … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Netanyahu Exposes Israeli Intelligence Penetration of Iran to Embarrass Gantz
If anyone had any doubt whether Bibi Netanyahu's primary allegiance is to Israel or himself, this incident proves he is willing to sabotage Israeli intelligence capabilities in order to save his own political ass. Yesterday, one of Israel's most right-wing TV journalists reported that Iranian intelligence had penetrated the cell phone of Benny Gantz, leader … [Read more...]
UK Investment Firm Claims Israeli Cyber-War Firm It Bought Adheres to UN Ethical Guidelines
The UK private equity firm, Novalpina, which purchased a minority stake in the world's leading cyber-war company, NSO Group, has released several statements heralding the Israeli firm's adherence to the highest standards of ethical practice; despite leading media outlets reporting numerous instances in which its malware led to the abuse, imprisonment, and … [Read more...]
