US city cancels contract with company linked to Israeli intelligence

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30 (YPA) – Minneapolis city has cut funding for its contract with ZenCity, an Israeli-owned digital surveillance company whose technology was developed through Unit 8200 of the Israeli military intelligence.

The city’s community expressed concern about the company’s involvement in crimes against Palestinians and its role in racist police practices in the United States.

The “Cut the Contract” campaign indicated that ending the contract would save the city $112,500 in 2026.

On December 16, the city council passed a budget that canceled funding for the contract, politically forcing the mayor to withdraw, so Minneapolis became the first U.S. city in over a decade to cut a contract with a company as a result of ethical community pressure, following the Veolia case in Boston and the G4S case in Durham.