Petition Calls for Ending Government Contracts with Tech Firms Over Israel-Palestine Concerns
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Summary
A petition demands an end to government contracts with tech companies like Palantir, Oracle, and Cisco Systems, alleging their technology enables Israeli surveillance, AI-driven targeting, and data collection systems used against Palestinians. The petition claims these technologies facilitate what it describes as genocide and apartheid, including AI-generated bombing targets and cloud databases storing sensitive Palestinian information.
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Palestinians are being surveilled and monitored by Israel, using advanced technology systems that collect detailed information on every aspect of their lives.
This isn't just invasive—it's deadly.
Israel uses AI technology to rapidly generate targets for its bombing campaigns in Gaza which destroy schools, hospitals and entire neighbourhoods.
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