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The Israeli regime is in hot water over a major scandal triggered by revelations that an Israeli made spyware, has been sold to some governments to target journalists, dissidents, and political leaders.
Data leaked to an international alliance of news outlets shows the Pegasus spyware was sold to a group of countries, including the repressive regimes of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, which have notorious human rights records.
According to Press TV, it has been disclosed that Israel’s Ministry of War played an important role in choosing the customers that can buy the cutting edge cyber spying tool.
Some sources say Israeli authorities pushed for Saudi Arabia to be added to the list of customers that would get the spyware.
International pressure is mounting on Israel for enabling gross abuses by approving export licenses for the powerful spying tool to these states.
Why was Tel Aviv so eager to make sure regimes like Saudi Arabia could have the sophisticated tool?
It helps them to control their countries. It helps to get them to be on the same side as Israel, because that’s typically repressive regimes find Israel to be a,… you can call it a good alliance, if you will.
So, this is what’s happening and it’s happening now with the repressive Arab regimes in a way that it did not happen in the past.
Paul Larudee, Free Palestine Movement
US media recently reported that Israel encouraged the technology company that developed Pegasus to continue to cooperate with the Saudis, even after it was revealed that the regime ordered and planned the gruesome assassination of outspoken journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
The Israeli regime seems to be trying to control damage from this scandal. It has set up a task force to manage the fallout from the revelations, amid an international outcry.
