Or what the Weinstein spy connections tell us about online activism and infiltration of activists’ lives
What has been revealed in the wake of Weinstein’s use of these agencies is the covert actions activists and journalists have been subjected to for some time: to create counterintelligence including the use of online avatars. We do have direct evidence of online avatars in overt support for Israel. With the Weinstein revelations, we now know that avatars also post as supporters of their targets, while gaslighting and subverting them. There have been reports of online targeting of activists. Behind the scenes, these operatives infuse themselves into women’s lives, into movements, disrupting activist communities. Those who have been targeted experience suspicious car accidents, cancelled appointments, hacked computers, bad jacketing (where activists are accused of being enemy agents or operatives). The gaslighting where nothing is predictable and everything is chaos can be overwhelming and the impact on activists is devastating.
Cafe Intifada has been reporting on this privatized espionage for some time. It is well known for example that nonprofit groups like Discover the Network and Stand With Us keep dossiers on activists, providing “supporters” with material to be used when targeting the free speech of activists who work for and support Palestinian human rights. Some of this work becomes evident when there are specific campaigns to silence particular activists or groups of activists, as has been exposed on this blog.
- Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak Gave Harvey Weinstein Info on Israeli Firm Hired to Fight Accusations
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.821590 - Harvey Weinstein Hired ex-Mossad Agents to Track Women Accusing Him of Sexual Assault
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.821445 - Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies: The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies - Report: Weinstein Hired Agents To Investigate And Suppress Accusations Against Him
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/562631069/report-weinstein-hired-agents-to-investigate-and-suppress-accusations-against-hi - Why Misogynists Make Great Informants: How Gender Violence in Movements Enables State Violence
https://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/why-misogynists-make-great-informants-how-gender-violence-in-movements-enables-state-violence/ - The Zionist Campaign Against Free Speech: Corporate Funded Privatized Espionage
https://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/corporate-funded-privatized-espionage/ - Anatomy of a Blacklisting: A Thread in Two Blogs
https://cafeintifada.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/anatomy-of-a-blacklisting-a-thread-in-two-blogs/ -
Dangerous Neighborhoods: Cyber abuse, harassment and threats: Women online.
https://inbedwithfridakahlo.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/dangerous-neighborhoods-cyber-abuse-harassment-and-threats-women-online/
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YOU’RE NOT GOING CRAZY: 15 SIGNS YOU’RE A VICTIM OF GASLIGHTING
https://lonerwolf.com/gaslighting/ - Emotional Abuse Tactics
http://www.fortrefuge.com/emotional-abuse-tactics.php
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