Counterinsurgency against U.S. social movements has evolved since the 1960s. What was once the exclusive domain of state agencies has now been privatized. This is seen perhaps most clearly in the ongoing campaign to neutralize the Palestine movement.
  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    8 months ago

    I’m really digging Mondoweiss’ in-depth reporting. The entire article is worth reading but this in particular is glaring:

    The goal was to manipulate Kahane, whose media connections could amplify the disinformation, and incite him to act against the Panthers. The FBI planned to follow up with staged “evidence” like Panther publications and photographs to further bait Kahane into a confrontation. Kahane, a former member of the fascist-aligned Betar youth movement and ideological forefather to Israeli politicians like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, led groups (Kach and Kahane Chai) that remained on the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization list for decades without a single prosecution — until they were quietly delisted in 2022, just ahead of Ben-Gvir’s rise to power.

    And I’m glad you’re here with this community. You’re doing God’s work, whether adherent of any faith or not. Thank you so much.