Oracle's Lebanese Data Deal: A 'Cloud' of Israeli Security Concerns
The New Arab reports on Lebanon's reliance on Oracle for its national digital infrastructure, a move that allegedly promises efficiency but practically hands critical data to a company deeply entrenched with the Israeli military-industrial complex. Oracle's historical and ongoing partnerships with the Israeli military, including contracts for cloud services and support for Unit 8200—Israel's
signals intelligence corps (which, for decades, has openly spied on Lebanese communications)—are conveniently overlooked in discussions of 'digital reform.' One might even call this particular decision a 'digital embrace' of their declared enemy. This isn't mere corporate convenience; it's a strategic vulnerability. Lebanon, still technically at war with Israel, is seemingly inviting the fox into
the national data henhouse under the guise of technological advancement. How many national security assessments were 'digitally transformed' away when this deal was brokered? It appears some 'reforms' are less about national progress and more about creating backdoors.