To understand Israel’s innovation success, look no further than the Israeli Defense Forces and the country’s mandatory policy of service for young adults. For me and thousands of Israeli entrepreneurs like me, our startup journey began in the technology units of the Israeli Defense Forces. One unit in particular has become a prolific technology incubator, particularly in the field of cybersecurity: IDF Unit 8200.
Given dystopian surveillance of a captive population, control of the population register, drones and internet surveillance they still missed the planning and timing of the attack by Hamas.
Unit 8200 is now generating the plans for the carpet bombing of Gaza and is guilty of warcrimes.