Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The FBI, an FBI Inquiry Found.
After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain.
Israel
Israel plans to build $27bn rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas to Tel Aviv and, in the future, could provide overland links to Saudi Arabia.
Israel Busts Iranian Malware Campaign
Tel Aviv: Israel exposed an Iranian “phishing” campaign aimed gathering information about Israeli policies and citizens, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) announced on Sunday.The Shin Bet said the Iranian campaign primarily targeted Israeli civil servants and researchers at various research institutes and had been going on for several months.References to citizens were made using fake
Israeli Court Ruling May Determine Democracy’s Fate
From Hungary to India to Brazil, how judges responded to attacks on their independence helped decide whether would-be autocrats prevailed in constraining the courts.
Israelis keep pressure on PM over judicial overhaul
Tens of thousands of Israelis have staged new rallies across occupied territories after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly-contested law to limit some Supreme Court powers.
Biden Presses Ahead With Effort to Broker Israeli-Saudi Deal
The president sent Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, on the latest diplomatic mission seeking to forge ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Israeli protesters keep pressure on Netanyahu after judicial turmoil
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of flag-waving Israelis renewed their protests nationwide after sundown on Saturday, capping a week of turmoil in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed through a highly-contested law that limited some Supreme C…
‘We’re angry’: Israel tensions mount as army reservists threaten to refuse duty
Conflict over Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul judiciary is leading to new levels of civil disobedience – and potential security risksOver his many years of service, Zur Allon, 46, a reservist lieutenant colonel in Israel’s artillery special forces, never…
How Israel’s military is prioritizing dual-use start-ups to accelerate defense tech
In an interview with Breaking Defense, senior MoD R&D official Col. Nir Weingold explained Jerusalem’s push into the nation’s tech industry, and its collaboration with the US.
Collective Forgetting and the Politics of the West Bank
by Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone We are pleased to cross-post this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Daniel Falcone originally published on Counterpunch. Daniel Falcone: With …
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