ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE VETREANS REFUSE TO SPY ON PALESTINIANS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 12, 2014, 11:48

Intelligence gathering is a key part of Israel's military operations

Dozens of veterans of an elite Israeli military signals intelligence unit have said they will no longer serve in operations against Palestinians.

Forty-three past and present reservists signed a letter about Unit 8200, which carries out electronic surveillance.

They said the intelligence it gathered - much of it concerning innocent people - was used to "deepen military rule" in the Occupied Territories.

Israel's military said it held the unit to ethical standards "without rival".

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