Alan MacLeod writes at Mint Press News…
In a new investigation, journalist Alan MacLeod uncovers how former Israeli intelligence operatives, particularly from Israel’s largest and most controversial military division, Unit 8200, have infiltrated major American media outlets and influenced and shaped public perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
His findings reveal how a number of individuals, such as Barak Ravid, former analyst for Unit 8200 and now a prominent journalist, are not just commentators but have deep ties to Israeli military intelligence. MacLeod describes how Ravid, known for his “exclusive” scoops and breaking news stories, has often been a mouthpiece for both the Israeli and U.S. governments, framing narratives that downplay and sanitize Israel’s aggressions, such as bombings and assassinations, while creating the illusion that the U.S exercises caution.
Further, MacLeod breaks the disturbing news that Ravid is just one of many journalists with direct links to Israeli intelligence. Other media personalities, such as Shachar Peled and Tal Heinrich, both of whom served in Unit 8200, have held influential positions at major organizations such as CNN and Google and have played key roles in shaping U.S. media coverage of Israeli military actions, particularly during major offensives in Gaza, often presenting heavily biased accounts and one-sided narratives that downplay and obscure the human toll on Palestinian civilians.
Unit 8200, Israel’s most controversial spy agency, has also at the forefront of both cyber warfare and surveillance, and explains that the unit is notorious for creating tools such as the AI-powered “kill list” that was used to suggest and target tens of thousands of people, including women and children, for assassination in Gaza. Beyond warfare, Unit 8200’s influence extends into the tech world, with some of the Unit’s alumni having gone on to create some of the world’s most downloaded apps and most significant technology companies, including those that control global surveillance tools like Pegasus. The journalist exposes the chilling extent to which this spy agency compiles data on Palestinians for the purpose of blackmail and control.
The presence of these former Israeli intelligence operatives in major American media outlets raises serious ethical questions about journalistic integrity and the story highlights how these outlets continue to hire Israeli ex-spies without disclosing their backgrounds to the public to reinforce a pro-Israel narrative and stifle any criticism of the illegal occupation. This infiltration has profound implications for public understanding of the ongoing conflict, as these media figures are not neutral reporters but actors in a broader propaganda machine aimed at securing ongoing U.S. support for Israeli military actions.
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