CISCO SYSTEMS & IDF
Cisco Systems is a network solution provider headquartered in the U.S. Its subsidiary, Cisco Israel, broadly cooperates with the Israeli military. Moreover, it collaborates with the Israeli government to establish technological hubs, as part of the Digital Initiative that was launched in 2018. According to Who Profits, three of the ten hubs opened by October 2022 were located on occupied territory: two in the West Bank in the regional councils of the settlement of Mateh Binyamin and Shomron, and one in the Syrian Golan. Additional hubs are planned in the Modi’in Illit, Kiryat Arba and Beitar Illit settlements.
The company reacted to a request for information in 2021 by stating that it is aiming to contribute to innovation, promote entrepreneurship and digital skills in partnership with the Government of Israel, but that the Israeli government installs the Webex boards, and that Cisco Israel is not involved in the decision-making on hub locations.
Cisco’s activities are of concern, as the hubs aim to strengthen entrepreneurship and employment and, with this, benefit the existence, expansion, and sustainability of Israel’s settlement enterprise.
Source : DBIO Report, December 2023.
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Suleiman Alfred Massarweh, MD Husan Alli
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