AMAZON COMPLICITY in ISRAELI OCCUPATION & ABUSE OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS
- AMAZON has contracted with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Israeli government arms manufacturer of the Heron drone, to retool planes for Amazon’s developing retail operation in Israel.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-amazon-com-il-aerospace-ind-idUSKCN1U31EB
These drones have become “the weapon of choice” in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11234240/Israeli-drone-commander-The-life-and-death-decisions-I-took-in-Gaza.html
killing more people in 2012 than any other aircraft;
are responsible for more severe injuries than are caused by other explosive weapons;
https://www.thelancet. com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30265-1/fulltext
and their constant overflights are a source of anxiety, inflicting deep psychological scars on civilians, especially children:
https://www.bjp-online. com/2018/07/gaza-drones/
https://corporatewatch. org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/drones-gaza. jpeg
- Amazon is reportedly also seeking to build a data center in Israel for its web services, and to win other Israeli contracts as a data and software service provider