Thread by @ericgarland, You mean now that Netanyahu is on trial for media manipulation NOW [...]

You mean now that Netanyahu is on trial for media manipulation NOW it's time to coverup the role of social media and elections?

Of course.

As @ZevShalev, @LincolnsBible and I revealed last night, Netanyahu's trial is revealing the scope of Russian and Israeli intelligence Ops against the U.S.

*Especially* using social media. Check out NSO, Flynn, and the SAUDIS.

DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN met with Joel Zamel, an Israeli intelligence operative, to specifically discuss deploying SOCIAL MEDIA MANIPULATION against the American people. https://www.justsecurity.org/57245/russian-trolls-company-evidence-israel-based-psy-groups-social-media-efforts-2016-election/

Did Russian Trolls Have Company?: New Evidence on Israel-based PSY-Group’s Possible Social Media...

Much ink has been spilled on the role of the Russia-backed Internet Research Agency’s engaging in disinformation tactics to help the Trump campaign. The intelligence firm and thirteen individuals...

https://www.justsecurity.org/57245/russian-trolls-company-evidence-israel-based-psy-groups-social-media-efforts-2016-election/

Mueller knew about Israel's operations in 2018 - Barr came in a few months later to shut everything down as fast as he could. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-intelligence-firms-election-meddling-analysis-comes-under-muellers-scrutiny-1527288767

Israeli Intelligence Firm’s Election-Meddling Analysis Comes Under Mueller’s Scrutiny

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators have obtained a presentation prepared by a private intelligence firm that outlines ways in which Donald Trump’s 2016 election was helped by fake news...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-intelligence-firms-election-meddling-analysis-comes-under-muellers-scrutiny-1527288767

Which lawyer represents Psy Group and its CEO, Joel Zamel? Why, Rudy GIULIANI's partner and all-round co-conspirator Michael MUKASEY. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/politics/rick-gates-psy-group-trump.html

Rick Gates Sought Online Manipulation Plans From Israeli Intelligence Firm for Trump Campaign

The company pitched plans for fake avatars that would try to persuade Republican delegates to back the Trump campaign over that of Senator Ted Cruz and to gather intelligence on Hillary Clinton.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/politics/rick-gates-psy-group-trump.html

This is TWO YEARS OLD IN THE OPEN SOURCE.

Israeli intelligence was partnered with Saudi and the other Gulf States to help Trump. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/mueller-targeted-flows-of-money-to-israeli-social-media-company

Mueller Asked About Money Flows to Israeli Social-Media Firm, Source Says

The special counsel’s team has asked about flows of money into the Cyprus bank account of a company whose founder reportedly met with Donald Trump Jr., a source says.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/mueller-targeted-flows-of-money-to-israeli-social-media-company

The Israeli intelligence front even produced after action reports all about how social media manipulation worked to elect Trump.

It was ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES skillsets that went into this analysis. http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/PsyGroupPresentation05-25-2018.pdf?mod=article_inline

There's so much more. We've barely scratched the surface of money laundering to finance these operations, HUMINT operatives, etc.

But here, get a primer. It's time. https://twitter.com/ZevShalev/status/1265799474263158784

https://twitter.com/ZevShalev/status/1265799474263158784

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