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Sally Rooney to publish book in Hebrew in deal with BDS-backed Israeli firm

SALLY Rooney will release her latest novel in Hebrew after partnering with a small publisher backed by the Israeli boycott movement.

The National (Scotland) · May 19

Microsoft Azure data usage by ICE triples as reports question Microsoft's connection to mass surveillance — “We do not believe ICE is engaged in such activity”

Leaked files show ICE tripled its data on Microsoft Azure to 1,400TB. As AI usage climbs, Microsoft faces fresh scrutiny over its "mass surveillance" pledge.

Windows Central · Feb 18

How many Palestinian detainees from Gaza does Israel think are fighters?

A new investigation finds that only a quarter of Palestinian detainees in Israel are linked to fighting groups.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2025

Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025

Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of service

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025

Israel’s media amplifies war rhetoric, ignores Gaza’s suffering

Israeli media outlets have cheered on the military’s actions in Gaza, manufacturing consent for the government.

Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025

Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war

Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet a growing demand for cloud and AI tools

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse

Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

Gaza aid worker deaths heighten scrutiny of Israel’s use of AI to select targets

The killing of foreign aid workers in Gaza has piled further pressure on Israel over its conduct of the war against Hamas, renewing scrutiny of how the Israeli army selects its targets in an ongoing military campaign that has devastated most of the Gaza Strip and killed or maimed tens…

France 24 · Apr 3, 2024