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Israeli soldiers given ‘prizes’ for helping compile database of Palestinians’ pictures – reports

The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers’ phones. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents “with prizes for the […]

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Turkey busts ‘Mossad espionage network’, arrests 15 men for spying on Palestinians & foreign students – reports

Turkey’s intelligence agency reportedly cracked a Mossad spy ring in an operation earlier this month, exposing five cells and arresting 15 men suspected of conducting covert activities on foreign students and Palestinians. After tracking the network for over a year, the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) shared the information with counter-terrorism forces. According to the Sabah […]

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‘Bizarrely huge’ Nazi flag ‘flown by Palestinians’ makes skeptics cry ‘Photoshop’ (it was not)

Many commenters cried foul after an image of an enormous-looking Nazi flag flying over a Palestinian town in the West Bank was shared by pro-Israeli accounts. It apparently was a trick of perspective, not poor Photoshop skills. One can see how the photo, which was reportedly taken in the town of Beit Ummar, could challenge […]