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These export controls for weapons exist in much of the western world. Once granted a license, Israel has no legal say in how the product is used by the end user

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  It goes much deeper than that. For a while now Israel has been using NSO as an incentive for foreign relations with authoritarian regimes. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/20/pegasus-project-turns-spotlight-on-spyware-firm-nso-ties-to-israeli-state https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/20/pegasus-projec... https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/foreign-policy-playlist/how-israeli-diplomacy-paved-the-way-for-nso-deals/ https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/foreign-policy-playlist/h... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/world/middleeast/nso-israel-palestinians-spyware.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/world/middleeast/nso-isra... https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-nso-blacklisting-shows-israel-s-cyber-diplomacy-is-a-double-edged-sword-1.10353505 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium.HIGHL... https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/how-israel-used-nso-spyware-as-diplomatic-calling-card-1.4626705 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/middle-east/how-israel... https://www.ft.com/content/24f22b28-56d1-4d66-8f76-c9020b1b5cb1 https://www.ft.com/content/24f22b28-56d1-4d66-8f76-c9020b1b5... https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/what-does-the-nso-hacking-scandal-mean-for-israels-cyber-diplomacy-675982 https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/what-does-the-nso-hacking-s...