The emerging circumstances are puzzling: Head of an Israeli, government sponsored agency, a leading academic expert on data and system security, refuses to comment on the integrity and security of some of the most sensitive e-government systems...
Following the publications, alleging computer fraud in the 2015 general election, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was also filed on the Knesset (Israeli parliament), under whose authority the Central Election Commission, headed by a Supreme Court Justice, is established and performs its duties. The request sought fundamental documents, relative to compliance with the law and binding government standards in development, implementation, operation and security of IT systems of the Central Election Commission. The Knesset FOIA office confirmed the receipt of the FOIA fees and the request. However, regardless of repeat requests, it has so far failed to duly issue a FOIA request number" [vii]
MK Karin Elharar, Chairwoman of the Knesset Oversight Committee, was asked to help in ensuring lawful processing and response on the FOIA request. Her office has failed to answer so far. [viii]
The emerging circumstances are puzzling: It appears that the Knesset is not ready, willing, and able to uphold the FOIA, which the Knesset itself enacted. Specifically -- FOIA request pertaining to IT systems of the Central Election Commission, which the Knesset itself established and operates. Furthermore, validity, integrity, and security of these system s is critical, relative to lawfulness of the current Knesset and the current government"
In parallel, Israeli media has recently reported that Netanyahu asserted control over the most sensitive, state data systems without any lawful process -- "by his own permission-- [ix]
In short -- the entire affair raises serious concerns regarding the nature of the regime in Israel today, and possible collusion of all three branches of government in a 2015 general election fraud. [x]
In the US, the relationship control, monitoring, security of cyber systems and Deep State is of course the backdrop of the Snowden affair.
Following is the letter to Professor Eli Biham, Head of
the new Technion Cyber Security Research Center, copied to Professor Peretz
Lavie, the Technion President, and Professor Wayne Kaplan, the Technion
Executive VP for Research
September 26, 2016
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