Why Israelis care more about Ben & Jerry’s than the Pegasus leaks Dahlia Scheindlin
fter extraordinary revelations that the Israeli company NSO Group’s cyber-surveillance tool, Pegasus, was allegedly used to target dissidents, activists, journalists and politicians around the world, Israel should be asking itself a few questions. Does its hi-tech industry have a dark side? Do the actors involved in exporting lucrative surveillance products – including the defence ministry, which must approve such sales, or the top levels of the previous government – bear responsibility?
