Nashif, N. and Fatafta, M. (23 October 23). Surveillance of Palestinians and the Fight for Digital Rights. Al-Shabaka. https://al-shabaka.org/briefs/surveillance-palestinians-fight-digital-rights/

• The targets of Israeli’s Digital Surveillance are Palestinians.
• New technologies = new methods of surveillance such as monitoring of phones,internet monitoring, CCTV and biometric data collection.

Advanced technology has led to more advanced surveillance.

• Tools of surveillance: population registries, identification cards, land surveys, watchtowers and etc.…
• “Algorithms”: tool used by Israel to form reports on Facebook accounts that they think pose a threat to their security.
• “Incitement to violence”: A “suspicious” Palestinian profile that forms an instant threat to another person.
• “Inciteful content”: provocative material.

A deal between Israel and Facebook has been made to inspect and eliminate “inciteful content”.

• “Popularity”: the impact an individual has.

The chances are higher of incrimination based on how popular the Palestinian is (Ex: number of likes, comments, etc.…)

• Fake Facebook Accounts: Used by the Israeli intelligence in order to talk to Palestinians and get private information, and make Palestinians side with Israel.
• “Globally protected group”: a group of people protected by the law.
• “Israel’s Digital Surveillance”: consider all Palestinians targets.

Vs.

• “Palestinians Authorities violations of freedom of expression online”: utilizes public data to target political dispute.
• Increase in monitoring of Palestinian social media accounts: Used as a method to protect the Israeli government to prevent attacks being carried out against them that are a result of social media.