Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for MintPress News. She currently writes for her own outlet Unlimited Hangout and contributes to The Last American Vagabond and MintPress News.

Netanyahu «optimista» Israel puede usar la presión política para cerrar la investigación de crímenes de guerra de la CPI

Los frenéticos esfuerzos de cabildeo de Netanyahu para detener la investigación de la CPI sugieren que la investigación lo preocupa mucho, particularmente porque ha vinculado su actual intento de reelección a actos ilegales como su anexión planificada de Cisjordania.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel Museum, in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

TEL AVIV -- Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it would investigate war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank last December, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been attempting to rally Israel’s allies in a multilateral effort to stop the ICC’s probe. Those efforts have now left

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Los contribuyentes de Nueva York gastan millones en un centro cibernético con lazos controvertidos con la inteligencia israelí

CyberNYC: los contribuyentes de la ciudad de Nueva York están comprometidos con un centro cibernético multimillonario en el corazón de Manhattan y tienen profundos vínculos con el aparato de inteligencia de Israel, informa Whitney Webb.

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CyberNYC Feature photo

Early last week, the city of New York launched -- with little media scrutiny -- one of two new massive cybersecurity centers that will be run by private Israeli firms with close ties to Israel’s government, the so-called “Mega Group” tied to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and prominent pro-Israel lobby organizations operating in the United States. The

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Las peleas entre civiles sirios y soldados estadounidenses reflejan una creciente hostilidad hacia las tropas estadounidenses

Aunque el incidente de hoy en Qamishli es poco frecuente, es probable que sea un presagio del impulso regional que ha visto a países como Siria e Irak adoptar una postura más firme ante la presencia de tropas estadounidenses en sus países.

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Syria US troops Feature photo

As resistance to U.S. troop presence in both Iraq and Syria gains steam, a rare scuffle between Syrian civilians and U.S. forces broke out on Wednesday resulting in the death of one Syrian, believed to be a civilian, and the wounding of another. A U.S. soldier was also reportedly injured in the scuffle. The event is likely to escalate tensions,

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Detalles horripilantes surgen de la tortura israelí de prisioneros palestinos

Un prisionero fue admitido por insuficiencia renal y 11 costillas rotas antes de ser devuelto a la custodia de los interrogadores israelíes. A otro le mordieron los genitales un perro de seguridad, mientras que un tercer hombre quedó en silla de ruedas e irreconocible para su esposa cuando apareció en la sala del tribunal.

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Israel torture

New allegations have surfaced claiming that Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet or Shabak, is engaged in the brutal torture of Palestinian detainees, despite the practice being against both Israeli and international law. The new accusations, deemed “very credible” by both Israeli and Palestinian rights groups, come amid a recorded spike

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Campaña Buttigieg dirigida agresivamente a activistas progresistas, medios de comunicación

Entre los esfuerzos para censurar la información crítica de Buttigieg en las redes sociales y hostigar a los medios independientes y sus reporteros en sus manifestaciones, parece que se está realizando un esfuerzo concertado para controlar la narrativa en torno a las primarias del DNC

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Pete Buttigieg Feature photo

After the scandal surrounding the recent Iowa Caucus, the 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg claimed victory and benefited substantially from the contested outcome by surging in the polls ahead of the New Hampshire primary, which is set to take place on Wednesday. Buttigieg’s victory lap and post-Iowa boost were largely regarded with

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A pesar del Iias Caucus Fiasco, los demócratas de Nevada planean usar una nueva "herramienta" de software

Aunque las consecuencias del Caucus de Iowa aún están frescas, parece que el caos y la corrupción impulsados por la tecnología que se ven en Iowa no han servido como una advertencia para el Partido Demócrata de Nevada.

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Democratic Party caucus app feature photo

LAS VEGAS – Even while the chaos of the recent Iowa Caucus remains fresh in voters’ minds, the Nevada State Democratic Party is setting itself up for more of the same by using a new software application for reporting results that is set to be coded and tested in less than a month. The application, still currently under development, will come

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How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election

Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.

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Election 2020 Election security

As World War II drew to a close in Europe, British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote that “neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” Though numerous examples in the post-World War II era have proven Russell’s point, perhaps one of the best examples was the U.S.

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