Today's @washingtonpost exposé on Israel's mass surveillance of Palestinians was brought to light by soldiers who chose to break their silence because they felt that what they participated in was, in the words of one of them, “a total violation of privacy of an entire people.”
https://twitter.com/BtSIsrael/status/1457651463719641096
We've been documenting that reality for 17 years now through the testimonies of soldiers who served there.
But today's revelations are extraordinary nonetheless. They prove the extent to which Israel sees Palestinians as undeserving of privacy, a basic right that Israelis cherish
But today's revelations are extraordinary nonetheless. They prove the extent to which Israel sees Palestinians as undeserving of privacy, a basic right that Israelis cherish
"I can either scan the person’s face or the barcode that’s on the on the mumarnat (a card containing a Palestinian civilian's biometric information).And on this basis I can just retrieve information in a very very easy way." Ltn, Civil Administration, 2021 breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/da…
Interviewer: How do you decide who to photograph?
"Whoever I feel like. [...] Some of them say, “I’m not willing to be photographed,” but if there’s an assertive squad commander then he photographs him anyway." 1st Sgt, Hebron, 2020 breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/da…
"Whoever I feel like. [...] Some of them say, “I’m not willing to be photographed,” but if there’s an assertive squad commander then he photographs him anyway." 1st Sgt, Hebron, 2020 breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/da…
Read @lizzadwoskin's stunning investigation in today's @washingtonpost here: washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
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