Digital Boycott List

🚨 Core Digital Enablers of Israel’s Military Operations

Alternatives are at the end of the page:

1. Google (Alphabet Inc.)

  • Website: google.com
  • Primary contractor for Project Nimbus ($1.2 billion cloud/AI infrastructure used by Israeli military and government) 259.
  • Provides AI tools (Gemini, Vertex AI) for data processing in Gaza, including facial recognition used in mass surveillance 49.
  • Internal leaks confirm AI systems were customized for Israeli military units during Gaza operations 5.

    • 2. Amazon (AWS)

  • Website: aws.amazon.com
  • Co-leader of Project Nimbus, supplying cloud servers storing Gaza population data used for airstrike targeting 149.
  • Hosts Israeli military intelligence systems; cited in +972 Magazine investigation for enabling “supplementary targeting data” in civilian strikes 4.
  • AWS directly supports Israel’s Ministry of Defense AI programs like “Lavender” and “Where’s Daddy?” 59.

    • 3. Microsoft

  • Website: microsoft.com
  • Provides Azure cloud services and AI analytics to Israeli military for battlefield data processing 58.
  • The Guardian/+972 investigation revealed Microsoft’s AI optimized “genocide logistics” in Gaza 58.
  • Matches employee donations to Israeli military fundraising groups 5.

    • 4. Palantir Technologies

  • Website: palantir.com
  • Supplies AI targeting platforms to IDF, including systems generating “automated kill lists” 289.
  • UN report confirms Palantir’s AI tools central to Israel’s “first livestreamed genocide” 9.
  • Expanded contracts with IDF after October 2023 8.

    • 5. IBM

  • Website: ibm.com
  • Manages Israel’s Population Registry database storing biometric data of Palestinians, enforcing apartheid permit systems 25.
  • Named in UN report for enabling “discriminatory surveillance” in occupied territories 26.

    • 6. Cisco Systems

  • Website: cisco.com
  • Provides networking hardware for Israeli checkpoints and settlements 510.
  • Technology integrated into Israel’s “Smart City” surveillance projects in East Jerusalem 5.

    • 7. Meta (Facebook/Instagram)

  • Website: meta.com
  • Algorithmically suppresses Palestinian content; documented by Human Rights Watch 10.
  • Provides data analytics tools to Israeli cyber units monitoring Palestinian activists 5.

    • 8. Oracle

  • Website: oracle.com
  • Supplies database systems to Israel’s National Insurance Institute and settlement administrations 510.

    • đź’° Investors & Financial Enablers

    ⚖️ Legal Status & UN Findings

  • Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur): Names these companies in a “joint criminal enterprise” under international law 289.
  • ICJ Advisory Opinion (July 2024): Israel’s occupation ruled illegal; corporate support may constitute complicity in war crimes 89.
  • BDS Movement Guidance: Prioritize boycotting digital giants due to their role in “AI-driven genocide” 35.

    • ✊ How to Boycott Effectively

  • Search: Use Mojeek instead of Google.
  • Cloud Storage: Switch to ProtonDrive or Tresorit.
  • E-commerce: Support local retailers; avoid Amazon.
  • Divest from pension funds invested in BlackRock/Vanguard.
  • Join campaigns: #NoTechForApartheid .

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