Israeli Security Agency reports thwarting plots against senior officials, online influence operations

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David Zini

Security officials expect similar efforts to increase ahead of Israel’s upcoming legislative elections.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Israel’s domestic security service has disrupted several alleged terrorist plots targeting senior political and security figures while also dismantling foreign-run online campaigns that authorities say sought to manipulate Israeli public opinion, Channel 12 reported Thursday.

According to the broadcaster, the Shin Bet recently prevented multiple planned attacks directed at members of Israel’s political and security leadership.

The report did not disclose the identities of the intended targets or provide details about the alleged plots.

In a separate effort, the agency also uncovered what it described as coordinated foreign influence operations conducted through social media platforms.

Among the networks identified was a Telegram channel known as Bnei Eretz, which investigators allege portrayed itself as an Israeli channel despite being operated by a “hostile foreign actor.”

Channel 12 reported that Israeli security officials believe such online campaigns are intended to shape public discourse and influence domestic opinion.

The broadcaster said security officials expect similar efforts to increase ahead of Israel’s upcoming legislative elections.

According to the assessment cited by Channel 12, foreign actors could attempt to take advantage of political polarization and existing social tensions during the election campaign.

The report did not identify the country or organization allegedly responsible for operating the Telegram channel or the other influence campaigns.

Israeli security services are continuing to monitor both physical security threats and suspected foreign influence activities as preparations continue for the next legislative elections.

The Shin Bet has continually thwarted numerous terror plots, having previously prevented over 1,000 significant attacks in a single year.

Prominent interdictions include the foiling of multiple Iranian-recruited cells, the disruption of a Lebanon-linked terror cell, and the disruption of plans targeting high-profile officials such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

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IN the summer of 2019, I was seated in the wine cellar of a walled Medieval town high above the Dordogne Valley of France, not far from Sarlat-la-Canéda, making phone calls, writing reports. I have given this story in other places and it appears as though you’re about to hear it again. Rob Skiba is a name you that you might be familiar with. Though he had made a name for himself as a Nephilim researcher, more recently Rob had taken a dive into the deep end of the pool via flat earth research. The recorded interviews I conducted between he and Rick Hummer, a fellow flat earth investigator and close friend of his, was published while still occupying that very wine cellar. Read all about it. Chicago Is Not a Mirage.

Word quickly spread. Within a few short weeks, dozens of flat earth researchers began accepting my invite for a private interview, if not a series of interviews. From a 17th-century tower built by King Louis XIV, and with a stunning view of the Alps, I sat down with Robbie Davidson, founder of the Flat Earth International Conferences, conducting multiple sessions. While staying in Dumfries, Scotland, David Weiss agreed to take part in the interviews, as did Bob Knodel of Globebusters. There were others. But when I asked the interviewees to discuss the moments that shaped their lives, among the many PSYOPs, false flag attacks, and hoaxes that were discussed, only these men committed commentary to the false 9/11 narrative.

The resulting recordings ballooned into The Unexpected Cosmology, a book which became a website and was even intended as an anthology. And of course, the following discourse was originally a chapter. It was Walt Disney who stated, “Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” Those sentiments remain applicable here as well. American Sensationalism: The 9/11 Interviews was always intended to be expanded upon with the inclusion of new researchers. So I’m sorry to say the project became stagnant during the Covid-19 psychodrama. I took a break to tackle other projects. We lost Rob Skiba. Rob offered hours of private conversation regarding his life but we never got around to the big one. 9/11. It was in the cards. Sadly, Bob Knodel died soon afterwards. Voices are being squeezed from an entire generation. Gnosis passes with them.

In the aftermath, the FE community became fractured. People began going their separate ways. Robbie Davidson, among a noted few others who were interviewed for the project, got up and left the movement altogether. It is not my intent to erase his or the contributions of others if only brief. They came, they went, their testimonies remain.

The original vision may have hit roadblocks but it is not forgotten. I expanded this paper a few years later to include testimony from author Pauly Hart, a dear friend of mine. I had wanted to continue that trend every year thereafter but you know how it goes. For the 25th anniversary of the attack I have redirected my efforts to its first large scale expansion, including Andrew Hoy and Darrin Geisinger into the mix. Perhaps others will lend their experiences to the recorder in time.

The following is their report.

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