Oops!!! Israeli intelligence veterans refuse to serve in Palestinian territories
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/12/israeli-intelligence-reservists-refuse-serve-palestinian-territories
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Forty-three veterans of one of Israels most secretive military intelligence units many of them still active reservists have signed a public letter refusing to serve in operations involving the occupied Palestinian territories because of the widespread surveillance of innocent residents.
The signatories include officers, former instructors and senior NCOs from the countrys equivalent of Americas NSA or Britains GCHQ, known as Unit 8200 or in Hebrew as Yehida Shmoneh-Matayim.
They allege that the all-encompassing intelligence the unit gathers on Palestinians much of it concerning innocent people is used for political persecution and to create divisions in Palestinian society.
The largest intelligence unit in the Israeli military, Unit 8200 intercepts electronic communications including email, phone calls and social media in addition to targeting military and diplomatic traffic.