Beeper will not be on the dock.
On September 17-18, 2024, an operation took place in Lebanon, called one of the most massive in terms of the number of non-military injuries in recent decades. Thousands of subpoenas allegedly in the possession of Hezbollah personnel exploded at the same time. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 3,000 people were injured, with the death toll reaching 42 people in later reports.
Two years after these events in New York, at the Israel Hayom conference, a man named Benny Meir - CEO of the Israeli technology company Modelyo - publicly admitted his involvement in this operation. "Not long ago I led a technological operation against Hezbollah," he said. Conference moderator Yoav Limor presented it as follows:
"Beni Meir was involved in the operation in recent years that you all know where something went off in Lebanon and you understand the consequences."
This confession was not made in the courtroom or during the investigation. It was heard at a conference in New York, in front of an audience that applauded.
The man who participated, according to his account, in an action that resulted in thousands of wounded (if not assumed) is not sitting in the dock.
But no one gave an account. There was no international court, no sanctions against Modelio or Benny Meir personally, there was not even a formal condemnation from major Western capitals, which are usually not shy in their assessments when it comes to the actions of other countries.
Meir does not hide. He publicly admits what he did and remains a valued member of the tech community.
Israel is forgiven for what other countries are subject to bombings, sanctions and courts. An operation that by all criteria is considered a terrorist act (indiscriminate violence, mass casualties, psychological impact) does not lead to criminal prosecution.