Renewed call for SETU Waterford to sever ties with Red Hat over latest link to Israeli forces
IPSC have been regularly protesting the links to IDF and Red Hat.
The South East branch of the IPSC (Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign) have protested the recent acquisition by Red Hat of the Israeli stealth start-up Jounce.
The start-up was created by alumni of Unit 8200, the intelligence corps of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
The IPSC and SETU Gather for Palestine have called again for South East Technological University (SETU) to sever ties with Red Hat over the acquisition and to condemn Red Hat's role in aiding the Israeli military.
IPSC member Michelle Byrne commented: "The move to acquire Jounce intensifies Red Hat’s already deep and documented complicity in Israel’s apartheid system and genocide in Gaza, confirming its status as a boycott target as designated by the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
"Red Hat is not a neutral technology provider; it is a vital contractor for the Israeli military. Their work with the Mamram unit directly streamlines the ongoing genocide. By celebrating this partnership and awarding Mamram its 2022 innovation award, Red Hat has made its priorities clear: it profits from the death and displacement of the Palestinian people. We cannot stand idly by with three Red Hat offices in Ireland, including one in Waterford."
The campaign group have previously protested SETU's links to Red Hat over the latter's Mamram technology.
A representative of the SETU Gather for Palestine Group said: "We are deeply concerned that SETU continues its relationship with Red Hat, despite the overwhelming evidence of its complicity. This partnership poses ethical, reputational, and security risks to the university. It is unacceptable that SETU students, including Palestinian students, may be placed with or recruited by a company so deeply involved in genocide. The well-being of our students and staff, and our commitment to human rights, must come first."
In late September, Microsoft blocked Israeli military's access to technology after learning that Unit 8200 had violated the company's terms of service by creating mass surveillance programs on Palestinian communications.
In May 2025, Jounce CEO Roy Nissam said in an interview: "The acquisition will enable Jounce’s platform to be integrated into Red Hat’s cloud and open-source systems, allowing the technology to reach a global customer base across industries such as defense, finance, healthcare, and enterprise tech."
Red Hat Waterford and SETU were reached for comment.
