To Örebro University

Departing from the notion of “cyber surveillance” in relation to control and settler colonialism - building on Elia Zureik's work, this session will highlight the main issues pertaining to the status of Palestinians under Israeli cyber surveillance and digital oppression, given the latest Israeli genocidal conduct in the Palestinian Territory. In doing so, this session will discuss the use of AI-enhanced systems to track Palestinians, systematizing massive surveillance and automating harsh restrictions to their rights and freedoms.

Additionally, the session will explore the role of social media platforms in facilitating cyber surveillance that has led to genocidal surveillant assemblage. The discussion will connect this conduct to resistance and cybersecurity issues. This session, finally, will explore the legality of such conduct under the applicable rules and norms of international law. The session brings together experts in the field to show how AI-enhanced surveillance is being deployed and misused in Palestine, whether through social media platforms, extensive physical presence of CCTV cameras, or the use of AI-enhanced systems, such as, automated drones and facial recognition technology.