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Palantir’s Technological Republic is a blueprint for digital tyranny

RT News · · 1502 words · By Constantin von Hoffmeister
Imperialism Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Digital Totalitarianism Military-industrial complex
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Palantir’s “strategic partnership” with the Israeli Ministry of Defense... Finalized in early 2024 during a high-stakes visit by co-founders Peter Thiel and Alex Karp to Tel Aviv”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and a specific report on Palantir's activities, confirm the announcement of a 'strategic partnership' with the Israeli Defense Ministry in January 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Gotham is an intelligence tool used by militaries and counter-terrorism analysts, including the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense. Multiple p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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web search NEUTRAL — CEO Alex Karp founded Palantir with Peter Thiel, with investment from the CIA, in 2003 [File: Thibault Camus/AP Photo]. What exactly has Palantir been accused of in Israel and the US?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/technofacism-why-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and Palantir are unrelenting advocates for the Zionist movement.First, in January 2024 Palantir announced that it had signed a “strategic partnership” with the Israeli Defense …
https://www.comeenterthemikvah.com/download/Preparation/AT-T…
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“Palantir held its first board meeting of 2024 in Israel”
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While sources confirm a strategic partnership in January 2024, none of the provided evidence explicitly mentions that the first board meeting of 2024 was held in Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms enabling government agencies, militaries, and corporations to combine and analy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir’s ‘manifesto’ has been described as an ‘AI-driven threat to humanity’s existence’ and ‘technofascism’.After the company announced a “strategic partnership” with Israel in January 2024, its in…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/technofacism-why-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2024: ISRAEL'S AI SYSTEM DIRECTED BOMBING IN GAZA - +972 Magazine.
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
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“Reports from Gaza suggest that Palantir provides the underlying scaffolding for a system where human intuition is replaced by mathematical certainty... the software assists in the production of targeting databases that function as automated “kill lists.””
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Al Jazeera explicitly states Palantir helped produce targeting databases ('kill lists') for the Israeli military. Another source mentions claims that Palantir is a developer of 'Gospel' or involved with 'Lavender', which are the specific AI systems used for this purpose in Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — Using a mix of intercepted communications, satellite material and other digital data sources, Palantir began integrating these inputs to help produce targeting databases – effectively, “kill lists” – …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/technofacism-why-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — These claims assert that Palantir is the (or a) developer of the “Gospel” – the AI-assisted targeting software allegedly used by the IDF in Gaza, and that we are involved with the “Lavender” database …
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/palantir…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military’s bombing campaign in Gaza used a previously undisclosed AI-powered database that at one stage identified 37,000 potential targets based on their apparent links to Hamas, accordin…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai…
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“Alex Karp recently boasted to shareholders, “We are in the business of building things that scare our enemies and, on occasion, kill them,””
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The specific quote is mentioned in one web result ('Palantir’s Billionaire CEO Just Can’t Stop Talking About Killing People'), but is not corroborated by other independent news sources or Wikipedia in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Caedmon Karp is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of the software firm Palantir Technologies.He opined that the best way to prepare f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Karp
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Karp, the creepy CEO of creepy defense contractor Palantir, just can’t stop talking about killing people. During a recent call with investors, the billionaire let it slip that he doesn’t mind a l…
https://gizmodo.com/palantirs-billionaire-ceo-just-cant-stop…
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web search NEUTRAL — His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/18/fear-real…
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“Within the theater of Operation Epic Fury, Palantir’s software functions as the primary cognitive engine for the US and Israeli military, processing thousands of Iranian targets”
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While one source mentions 'Operation Epic Fury' as a joint US-Israeli attack, there is no evidence in the provided text linking Palantir software as the 'primary cognitive engine' for that specific operation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir AIP brings together the latest in large language models and cutting edge AI to activate data and models from the most highly sensitive environments ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEM5qz__HOU
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump described the operation as “massive and ongoing”. The US Department of Defense later said the mission was named “Operation Epic Fury”, in the first public statement from the US military since th…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Palantir spokesperson said: “Palantir software is helping to increase NHS operations, reduce the time it takes to diagnose cancer, keep Royal Navy ships at sea for longer, and protect women and chil…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-…
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“Amnesty International has documented how this “made-by-Palantir” technology poses a surveillance threat to protestors.”
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The evidence provided for Amnesty International describes the organization's general mission and existence, but does not contain any specific documentation or reports regarding Palantir technology posing a surveillance threat to protesters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International
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web search NEUTRAL — We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses…
https://www.amnesty.org/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — Amnesty International USA monitors and advocates for human rights for everyone— in the United States & abroad. Join the fight for human rights.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/
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“Palantir’s call to undo the “postwar neutering” of nations such as Germany and Japan... compelling the nation [Japan] to spend at least 2% of its GDP on defense”
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The provided evidence for Palantir consists of general company descriptions and does not mention advocacy for Japan's defense spending or the 'postwar neutering' of nations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. (/ ˈpælənˌtɪər /) [3] is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms. [4] Headquartered in Miami, Florida, it was founded in 2…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2025 · Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-what-the-company-does/
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir is a data analysis software company known as a military intelligence tool. As the company branches out in corporate America, we take a closer look at its technology.
https://builtin.com/articles/what-is-palantir
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“the $24-million divestment by Norway’s Storebrand over concerns of “international law” violations”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Norway's Storebrand divested from Palantir due to concerns over international humanitarian law and the company's work in Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — 10:17, 27.10.24. One of the Nordic region's largest investors has sold its holdings in Palantir Technologies because of concerns that the U.S. data firm's work for Israel might put the asset manager a…
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hkfpidjgje
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web search NEUTRAL — Storebrand noted that Palantir did not respond to its requests for information. Similarly, San Francisco State University announced divestment from Palantir in 2024, citing its role in the Gaza confli…
https://www.straturka.com/palantir-israeli-eye-on-americans/
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web search NEUTRAL — One of Norway's largest investors divested from Palantir as they did not want to be connected to a firm that may potentially be violating international law.Norway: Financial giant Storebrand divests f…
https://www.business-humanrights.org/it/latest-news/israel-o…
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