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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

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873 points helsinkiandrew | 1 comments | 25 Sep 25 15:06 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bArray ◴[25 Sep 25 16:11 UTC] No.45374662[source]▶
The issue that people have with Israel's actions is the death of civilians, not the death of Hamas, the widely recognised terrorist. I believe it also to be true that the IDF do not want to kill civilians, and that their target is only Hamas.

In which case, is it prudent to remove the IDF's ability to successfully target the correct people? Precise military intelligence is absolutely necessary for minimising civilian casualties.

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basilgohar ◴[25 Sep 25 18:18 UTC] No.45376729[source]▶
It is the IDF and Israel governments explicit goal, as stated by high up government officials and leaders, to eradicate all Palestians in Gaza. A cursory view into their own Hebrew media make this abundantly clear.

They are committing a genocide in both word and deed.

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dotancohen[dead post] ◴[25 Sep 25 18:27 UTC] No.45376868[source]▶
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basilgohar ◴[25 Sep 25 18:35 UTC] No.45376961[source]▶
It is not a lie. It is so extreme that it has merited its own Wikipedia page [0], but don't trust that, read the citations. Leaders[1] statements[2] have been chronicled calling for genocide. It is happening in both word and action.

Resisting an occupying force is not genocide.

[1] https://amnesty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Amnesty-Intern...

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20250916081026/https://www.ohchr...

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intent_and_incitement_in_the_G...

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SilverElfin[dead post] ◴[25 Sep 25 20:06 UTC] No.45378257[source]▶
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phatfish ◴[25 Sep 25 21:09 UTC] No.45379125[source]▶
Can a war of self defence turn into a war of aggression?
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1. dotancohen ◴[25 Sep 25 21:44 UTC] No.45379525{3}[source]▶
I'm sure that it could, but this clearly hasn't happened yet. We still see lots of high-quality videos of buildings being bombed by Israel. That is possible only because Israel warns civilians away from such structures. In a war of aggression, such warnings would not happen, and such videos would not exist.