In Context: Briefing on Israel’s Warfare Tactics + Efforts to Halt Arms Transfers

Earlier this month, a +972 Magazine/Local Call investigation revealed that the Israeli military is using an AI machine called “Lavender” to identify human targets with little to no oversight, intentionally bombing them in their homes alongside civilians. The White House noted that it was examining the contents of the investigation, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed that he was “deeply troubled” by the report, adding “No part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms.” Revelations such as these are fueling global efforts to halt arms transfers and condition military aid to Israel, with pressure particularly mounting on the U.S. and German governments, which are estimated to supply around 99 percent of the arms imported by Israel.
Join this briefing on tomorrow, Apr. 17, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET / 8:00-9:00 p.m. Jerusalem time for the next installment of “In Context: Briefings on Israel-Palestine,” to hear about the above developments and more by registering here.
Annelle Sheline, former foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the US Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Sheline resigned from the State Department three weeks ago in protest over the Biden administration's continued supply of weapons to Israel
Amjad Iraqi, senior editor at +972 Magazine and a policy member of Al-Shabaka.
Fadi Abu Shammalah, Just Vision outreach associate and Palestinian journalist from Gaza.
Gabriel Schubiner, former software engineer at Google Research and a worker-organizer with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign.
Meron Rapoport, Local Call editor who oversaw the joint investigation of Israel’s “Lavender” AI machine.
Julia Bacha, Just Vision’s creative director and filmmaker (Boycott, Budrus) (Moderator).
This event is sponsored by Just Vision, +972 Magazine, Jewish Currents and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU).