Digital Boycott List

🚨 Core Digital Enablers of Israel’s Military Operations

1. Google (Alphabet Inc.)

  • Website: google.com
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • 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
  • Proof of Complicity:
    • Supplies database systems to Israel’s National Insurance Institute and settlement administrations 510.

💰 Investors & Financial Enablers

CompanyRole in Gaza Operations
BlackRockLargest institutional investor in Google, Amazon, Palantir, and Lockheed Martin 49.
VanguardTop shareholder in Caterpillar, Chevron, and Palantir 28.
Barclays BankUnderwrites Israeli treasury bonds funding military operations 410.

⚖️ 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

  1. Tech Alternatives:
    • Search: Use Mojeek instead of Google.
    • Cloud Storage: Switch to ProtonDrive or Tresorit.
    • E-commerce: Support local retailers; avoid Amazon.
  2. Pressure Tactics: