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Cybercrime law draws mixed reactions among Palestinians

Victims hope a new cybercrime law will help them gain rights, get fair compensation and receive legal protection, but some Palestinians fear the law will constitute a tool of repression.

Ahmad Abu Amer
Ahmad Abu Amer
Jul 5, 2017
A Palestinian man looks at the Facebook page of Avichay Adraee, the spokesman of the Israeli Army to the Arabic media, after hackers replaced his cover photo with that of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigade during the "#Op_Israel" campaign launched by the activist group Anonymous, in Gaza City on April 7, 2013. The hackers reportedly hit several Israeli websites including that of the premier's office, the defence ministry, the education ministry and the Central Bureau of Statistics, among others, but all appeare
A Palestinian man looks at the Facebook page of Avichay Adraee, the spokesman of the Israeli army to the Arabic media, after hackers replaced his cover photo with that of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades during the #Op_Israel campaign launched by the activist group Anonymous, in Gaza City, Gaza, April 7, 2013. — SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images

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