Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

Revealed: German “Anti-Semitism Expert” Driving Crackdown on Palestine Solidarity is Former Israeli Spy

A Munich-based “anti-Semitism expert” organizing political action helping restrict pro-Palestine protests across Germany is a former Israeli spy, MintPress can reveal.  Since October 7, 2023, Guy Katz, professor of international management at Munich University of Applied Sciences, has become one of the leading figures in German politics on the subject of Israel and anti-Semitism. Katz […]

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A Munich-based “anti-Semitism expert” organizing political action helping restrict pro-Palestine protests across Germany is a former Israeli spy, MintPress can reveal.  Since October 7, 2023, Guy Katz, professor of international management at Munich University of Applied Sciences, has become one of the leading figures in German politics on the

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Robert Kraft: The Billionaire Friend of Netanyahu Pulling The Strings Behind the Macklemore/Ed Sheeran Blow Up

The world of pop culture is ablaze with fury, as billionaire plutocrat Robert Kraft successfully pressured Ed Sheeran into dropping Macklemore from his North American tour over the rapper’s pro-Palestine statements.  The incident has ignited widespread outrage, and blown up in the Israel Lobby’s face, and caused all of his supporting artists to quit in […]

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Por Alan Macleod

The world of pop culture is ablaze with fury, as billionaire plutocrat Robert Kraft successfully pressured Ed Sheeran into dropping Macklemore from his North American tour over the rapper’s pro-Palestine statements.  The incident has ignited widespread outrage, and blown up in the Israel Lobby’s face, and caused all of his supporting artists to

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From Lionel Messi, Kanye West to Taylor Swift: Celebrities are “Protected” By Israeli Security Teams

From Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Aniston and Lionel Messi, celebrities across the world are hiring teams of Israeli bodyguards made up of former Shin Bet, Mossad, and Israeli special forces.  But how safe is it to entrust your life and most intimate details to agents from spying agencies with a long track […]

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Por Alan Macleod

From Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Aniston and Lionel Messi, celebrities across the world are hiring teams of Israeli bodyguards made up of former Shin Bet, Mossad, and Israeli special forces.  But how safe is it to entrust your life and most intimate details to agents from spying agencies with a long track record of infiltrating,

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US Meddling In Brazilian Elections, Preparing For Possible Military Intervention

The United States is interfering in the Brazilian presidential elections, pressuring the Brazilian electorate into voting for right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro. If that does not work and President Lula da Silva secures a fourth term in office, the groundwork is already being laid for a potential military […]

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The United States is interfering in the Brazilian presidential elections, pressuring the Brazilian electorate into voting for right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro. If that does not work and President Lula da Silva secures a fourth term in office, the groundwork is already being laid for a

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How Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems are propagandizing children to support war through STEM

The most infamous arms companies manufacturing the very bombs for the United States and Israel to use in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran are partnering up with the U.S. military to fund STEM mathematics programs to propagandize children in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and others.

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Satirical illustration of a child using a gray cruise missile as a crayon to color a rainbow drawing — arms companies targeting children through STEM education programs

Raytheon sponsors the Girl Scouts of America. BAE Systems is reading your toddlers their favorite fairytale stories. And Lockheed Martin funds children’s math and STEM festivals. This is done with great fanfare, supposedly to empower and inspire children to pursue their passion for science. In reality, though, these companies are attempting to

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Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, The Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200

Lionel Messi has quietly built relationships with companies and security firms closely linked to Israel’s military-intelligence establishment. From becoming the global face of Israeli AI company OrCam staffed by former Unit 8200 officers to relying on ex-Israeli operatives for personal security, MintPress investigates the football icon’s connections to Netanyahu’s security network

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The world’s eyes will be on Lionel Messi on Wednesday night, as Argentina face England in the World Cup semi-final. The diminutive superstar has gained a massive following across the planet, not least in Israel, thanks to his numerous business and security connections with the Apartheid State. From being the face of an Israeli A.I. company led and

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The Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan to Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate Children

PragerU is now an official education partner in at least ten states, pushing right-wing American exceptionalism and pro-Israel political content into American classrooms. Led by former Israeli intelligence officer Marissa Streit, the billionaire-backed media operation is using military-style messaging tactics to reshape how U.S. children learn history, race, and politics

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PragerU is trying to take over American schools. The right-wing, pseudo-educational group is now an official educational partner in at least ten states, and blitzes children with highly questionable messaging on race, history, and politics. Even more concerning, PragerU is led by former Israeli spy, Marissa Streit, who has stated she uses the

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