Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli occupation forces issue a new bombing threat against civilian buildings in the Southern Lebanese towns of Borj Qalaouiye and Chehabiyeh.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Extending the snapback mechanism deadline will test how independent Europeans truly are from the US.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Activating the snapback mechanism will nullify the Cairo Agreement, shut the door on cooperation between the IAEA and Tehran, and bar inspections.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: The diplomatic window remains open, but signs of activating the snapback sanctions mechanism on Iran are increasing.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Although the Cairo Agreement meets an important part of European demands, they have begun speaking of new conditions in recent communications.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: European countries show no independence in their stance toward Iran during the talks.
Israeli occupation forces issued bombing threats to bomb civilian buildings in Southern Lebanon.
Israeli media: Person behind shooting operation at Allenby Crossing is a Jordanian Army soldier.
Israeli media citing Emergency Services: Both wounded in Allenby shooting operation now dead.
Israeli media: One soldier wounded at Allenby crossing now confirmed killed.

Palestine Sues Israeli Authorities Over Pegasus, "Israel" Lobbies Against NSO Ban

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Agencies
  • 12 Nov 2021 14:03
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry states that it is suing the Israeli occupation for spying on ministry employees, while the Israeli government actively lobbies to reverse Biden's decision to ban the NSO spyware company.

  • x
  • Palestine Sues Israeli Authorities Over Pegasus,

The Foreign Ministry of the Palestinian Authority announced that it is taking the necessary steps to prosecute the Israeli occupation for using Pegasus spyware to hack the phones of ministry personnel, spying on them through the Israeli NSO's software. 

In a statement published on Wednesday, the ministry said it is legally prosecuting the Israeli occupation over "the crime of hacking ministry employees' and civil society institutions phones," stressing that using the Pegasus spyware in these operations counts as a flagrant violation of international law and human rights.

The statement continues, "We expected that our phones would be infiltrated by occupation authorities and that there is full surveillance on everything that we say or send, but this time, we have evidence and legal documentation that prove this violation." 

The ministry is studying all of the available options that should be followed to inspect the violative practices of the Israeli government and hold it accountable for  breaching "all regulations, laws, rights and privacy of the Palestinian people."

The ministry clarified that it is piecing together a file for the crime-level case to submit to international criminal courts and institutions. 

Furthermore, the ministry called on the international community, its institutions and companies to boycott parties involved in espionage scandals, and called on collective efforts to hold the spyware accountable, and to bring the matter to international justice. 

This statement comes after an investigation by Amnesty International, Citizen Lab and Front Line Defenders concluded that the phones of at least 6 Palestinians were hacked, 3 of them work for organizations deemed "terrorist" by the Israeli government. 

Related News

US pressure pushes Israeli cyber field toward collapse: Israeli media

Exposed Israeli role in Pegasus spyware scandal downplayed by EU MEP

NSO blacklisted

After media reports emerged about Pegasus' usage in various spyware attacks on heads of states, journalists, political activists, and human rights activists, the US decided to blacklist the Israeli NSO, Pegasus' parent company.

Pegasus has also "enabled foreign governments to conduct translational repression, which is the practice of authoritarian governments targeting dissidents, journalists, and activists outside of their sovereign borders to silence dissent," the US Commerce Department said in a statement.

Lobbies to reverse blacklisting

According to the New York Times, "Israel" is lobbying to reverse the blacklisting of the NSO group. The Biden administration sanctioned the company, blocking any US business from doing business with NSO.

The CEO of NSO, Shalev Hulio, wrote a letter to Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, where he claimed that the company was being targeted for "political reasons," calling those involved in the campaign "anti-'Israel'," according to Israeli news agency Walla. The letter was sent out to Security minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman. 

The letter said that the blacklisting will "damage" and "hurt" the organization's 'reputation' and that scores of employees will be fired. 

In addition, the Israeli government's intervention "would be a basic condition" for reversing Biden's ban. 

  • NSO
  • Palestine
  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry
  • Israel
  • Pegasus

Most Read

Why is Choose Love using a firm with British and US intelligence connections to run a pro-Palestine musical event? (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Together for Palestine: Troubling questions about the organisers of this huge event

  • Opinion
  • 17 Sep 2025
Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Hezbollah supporter who lost his sight in a pager attack carried out by "Israel" on Sept. 17, 2024, covers his eyes with a red headband inscribed with the name "Hussein" during Ashoura, July 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'We Have Recovered': Lebanon marks 1st anniversary of Pager Attack

The Arab neighborhood of El Za'im, on the outskirts of east Occupied Al-Quds in the West Bank, near where Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palestine

'Israel’s' deliberate policies drive West Bank economy toward collapse

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns over parent company curbing activism

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll
US & Canada

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS