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Keep in mind who pays for the replacements - U.S. Citizens to the tune of $317.9 billion over the last 70 years [1].

https://taxpayersforpeace.org/

Odd that they draw the line here when they Ok doing intelligence sharing to facilitate genocide: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/07/uks-surveil...

Israel often imposes internet blackouts in Gaza so it could also be likely that word just hasn’t made it out.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-hit-by-teleco...

Important recent context - just a few days ago House Republicans asked Wikipedia to reveal the name of some editors: https://truthout.org/articles/house-republicans-investigate-...

This isn't theoretical. There's literally cases of ICE kidnapping people off the streets for writing an innocuous op-ed in a magazine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_R%C3%BCmeysa_%C3%...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Mahmoud_Khalil

Original DHS Announcement on Social Media Screening: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-sc...

State Dept on what is considered Antisemitism: https://www.state.gov/defining-antisemitism/

These definitions are intentionally broad and designed to censor criticism of Israel. You have more freedom to criticize the US Government than to criticize a foreign country.

It's not just transgender research it's also if an organization boycotts a certain foreign country (note: boycotting any other country is still OK): https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/news/nih-prohibits-dei-pr...

Important to note the pretext for the TikTok ban: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lawmaker...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/0...

Correct link: https://gizmodo.com/google-workers-hold-sit-in-protest-contr...

I appreciate these articles because it highlights how circumstances can change for a group of people at any moment. The old saying, "First they came for ... then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me" rings in my mind.

It's important we highlight these struggles and do our part in supporting them... you might find yourself in a similar situation one day. With that I'd encourage folks to read more about BLM, Uighur concentration camps, Palestine, etc. Even if you feel powerless in stopping oppression the very least you could do is be aware and spread the word.

Relevant article: https://theintercept.com/2017/12/30/facebook-says-it-is-dele... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16035721

It's quite alarming how central a role Facebook plays in global affairs and how it's shaping current events.

This is unsurprising considering the US / Israeli Police coordination. [1] Additionally many similar cases of Israeli police being repressive against Palestinians have been well documented [2].

[1] https://theintercept.com/2017/09/15/police-israel-cops-train...

[2] https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-a...

In related news 'Israel moves to close Al Jazeera, ban its journalists':

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/israel-seeks-close-al-...

If you're down-voting me, please explain why.

>Today, our strong partnership with our Israeli counterparts in signals intelligence is protecting people from terrorism as I write.

This article celebrates the intelligence / defense community which after just coming back from a trip to Israel & Palestine I feel obliged to add an asterisk to. What goes on in Israel under the pretense of security is horrifying to say the least. I don't mean to undermine the great accomplishments of the codebreakers. But I do want to address the modern context this article mentions.

Information on US-Israeli security coordination and how it transpires into police brutality in the U.S: https://deadlyexchange.org/

General Israel-Palestine 101: https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/israeli-palestinian-conflict...

Quite ironic that now IBM has a role in the occupation of Palestine [1]. IBM is sometimes mentioned in the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).

http://www.cjpmo.org/DisplayDocument.aspx?DocumentID=1081

Did not know that, thanks :)

@gizmo686 Does taking water from the Palestinians and then returning a portion back to them count?

I linked to some articles/info above for more info.

The water body is in Palestine, from the graphic, specifically the city of Ramallah.

I don't want a flamewar either :) just trying to trying to be the grain of salt.

Is that supposed to be a bonus point for Israel? So does the US Prison system to inmates. When you control all borders, airspace and sea access what other option is there?

While I applaud Israel's great water conservation and infrastructure efforts, it's important not to forget the dirt under the rug...

Here's a great visual on the water disparity between Palestinians and Israelis: http://visualizingpalestine.org/system/visual/en/VP-WB-Water...

And another on the discriminatory water supply: http://www.btselem.org/water/discrimination_in_water_supply

Those costs seem a bit overstated. This is what a Palestinian Quassam rocket impact looks like: http://neuezeitgeist.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/quassam-imp...

Compare to Israeli rocket impact: http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/5582926-16x9-512x288.jpg

Comment from original article sums it up nicely:

"So Jordan gets a shiny new water plant; Israel gets more resources to colonize the Negev Desert, and the Palestinians "get" to pay Israel for water that comes from a Palestinian aquifer." - joewmitchell

I'm sure there are other ways to get the money to him through a proxy individual.