Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Philip Giraldi — Israel's Helpers in Media, Government, and Academia - Al-Jazeera Documentary


Exiled by the media like Seymour Hersh and Noam Chomsky, Philip Giraldi doubles down in the alt-media
Last year, al-Jazeera Media Network used an undercover reporter to infiltrate some U.K. pro-Israel groups that were working closely with the Israeli Embassy to counter criticisms coming from British citizens regarding the treatment of the Palestinians. In particular, the Embassy and its friends were seeking to counter the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), which has become increasingly effective in Europe. The four-part documentary released late in 2016 that al-Jazeera produced is well worth watching as it consists mostly of secretly filmed meetings and discussions.
The documentary reveals that local Jewish groups, particularly at universities and within the political parties, do indeed work closely with the Israeli Embassy to promote policies supported by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It also confirms that tagging someone as an anti-Semite has become the principal offensive weapon used to stifle any discussion, particularly in a country like Britain which embraces concepts like the criminalization of “hate speech.”.…
Very revealing article. Read the whole thing and relate it to "Russian influence."

Russia Insider
Israel's Helpers in Media, Government, and Academia - Al-Jazeera Documentary
Philip Giraldi | former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and presently Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest

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The agency’s second crime relates to its role selecting world heritage sites. That power has proved more than an irritant to Israel and the US.
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