Why is Israeli settler-terrorism escalating?
Israeli forces intervene in Palestinians reacting to Jewish settlers for trying to seize agricultural lands of Palestinians in al-Ras region in Selfit, West Bank on November 30, 2020 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] February 17, 2021 at 9:33 am
Terrorist attacks by Israeli settlers have become more frequent in the occupied West Bank. One of the latest victims was Bilal Shehadeh Bawatna, 52, from Al-Bireh, who was killed last Friday when he and his companions were run over by a car driven by a settler in the northern Jordan Valley. Those with him were wounded in the deliberate attack.
According to the secretary of the Fatah movement in Tubas and the Jordan Valley, Mahmoud Sawafta, the men were walking on a nature trail on the side of the road at the time. The settler was driving his car on the other side of the road when he turned and drove straight towards them and ran them over. Bawatna was killed and two others were seriously injure
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In focus: Facial recognition tech stories and rights harms from around the world
11 February 2021
A new report by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations looks at the use and abuse of facial recognition technology by states across the globe, providing detailed case studies from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.
The text that follows is the introduction to the report. You can read the full report here (link to pdf).
Introduction
From Delhi to Detroit, Budapest to Bogota, Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) is being rapidly deployed in public and private spaces across the world.
As of 2019, 64 out of 176 countries were using facial recognition surveillance systems. In the US alone, more than 50 percent of all American adults were in a police recognition database, as of 2016. Law enforcement agencies say they use FRT for law enforcement purposes. For example, the FBI in the US has testified that FRT “produces a potential investigative lead”.
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 5:59 am
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says the Prime
Minister should apply the ‘Middle East sniff test’
again. This time to a New Zealand government military deal
with Israel.
This follows revelations Air New Zealand
was servicing equipment for the Saudi Arabian navy, while
Saudi Arabia attacked civilians in Yemen, precipitating a
severe humanitarian crisis.
PSNA Chair, John Minto
says the Prime Minister’s nose should sniff the New
Zealand Defence Force purchases of military equipment from
Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems
Limited.
“Elbit Systems is acting illegally under
international law in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.’
“This was too much for the New
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says the Prime Minister should apply the âMiddle East sniff testâ again. This time to a New Zealand government military deal with Israel.
The follows revelations Air New Zealand was servicing equipment for the Saudi Arabian navy, while Saudi Arabia attacked civilians in Yemen, precipitating a severe humanitarian crisis.
PSNA Chair, John Minto says the Prime Ministerâs nose should sniff the New Zealand Defence Force purchases of military equipment from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems Limited.
âElbit Systems is acting illegally under international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.â
âThis was too much for the New Zealand Superfund which withdrew its investments from Elbit Systems in 2012.â