American Run Concentration Camps in Gaza
An American company is planning to build biometric ghettos in Gaza.
By: Nuvpreet Kalra
An American private company has announced plans to establish biometric ghettos in Gaza in what is nothing short of human rights violations. The plan, led by the U.S.-based Global Delivery Company (GDC), involves setting up checkpoints that would restrict the movement of Palestinians unless they provide biometric data, including fingerprints, facial recognition, and voice samples.
The proposal, which Israel is considering, would effectively divide Gaza into isolated zones controlled by these checkpoints, managed by GDC, under the guise of delivering humanitarian aid. It represents a further escalation in the ongoing blockade and occupation of Gaza, with severe implications for Palestinian lives.
Mordechai Kahana, CEO of GDC and an American-Israeli settler, has defended the project, claiming that the checkpoints will help identify and eliminate so-called "terrorists." However, his remarks included statements about executing individuals labeled as threats. Kahana has likened his company to "Uber for War Zones" and suggested the U.S. will fund the operation, with initial costs estimated at $200 million for the first six months.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly "agreed to examine" the proposal last week, and discussions were held with Israeli officials over the weekend. The plan is expected to undergo a trial phase in the coming weeks, pending final approval.
The U.S. and Israel use the justification of 'terrorism' to commit atrocities worldwide, and this plan would make this only easier.
Employees of Global Delivery Company include Stuart Seldowitz and Yossi Kooperwawsser. Seldwitz is a former State Department official who stalked and harassed Halal food cart vendors. Included in his racist remarks, Seldowitz said," If we killed 4000 Palestinian kids, it wasn't enough."Â Yossi Kooperwasser is a former high-ranking IOF official and member of the fascist think-tank Habithonistim - which has been advising Netanhayu since the start of the genocide.
Another notable employee is Justin Sapp, a former CIA and Special Forces Captain who was part of covert CIA paramilitary attacks in Afghanistan and a consultant at Constellis. GBC lists Constellis as one of its plan partners. Constellis is the successor of Blackwater, an American private military contractor. Blackwater entered Iraq under the guise of protecting humanitarian aid. The mercenary company, hired by the U.S., committed atrocities against civilians, including the Nisour massacre in Baghdad, where mercenaries killed 17 civilians.
There are already more than 10,000 Palestinians in concentration camps in Israel. They are facing torture, sexual assault, extreme violence, and death at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Forces. Gaza itself has already been turned into a concentration camp. The people of Gaza are besieged; they are unable to leave, their food and water are restricted, and they are under constant threat of violence.Â
Israel and the U.S. are trying to exterminate every single Palestinian in Gaza. This is a new phase in the genocide, where Israeli soldiers would no longer be the direct perpetrators but a private mercenary company based in the U.S. While Israeli forces continue to impose a deadly blockade on Gaza, this plan would institutionalize control at an even deeper level, using technology to further strip Palestinians of their basic rights.
Nuvpreet Kalra is CODEPINK’s Digital Content Producer.
Nuvpreet completed a Bachelor’s in Politics & Sociology at the University of Cambridge, and an MA in Internet Equalities at the University of the Arts London. As a student, she was part of movements to divest and decolonize, as well as anti-racist and anti-imperialist groups. Nuvpreet joined CODEPINK as an intern in 2023, and now produces digital and social media content. In England, she organizes with groups for Palestinian liberation, abolition and anti-imperialism.
Every day for the last thirteen months you think it couldn’t get more atrocious but Washington and Tel Aviv cook up a new monstrosity.