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How Google Became Israel’s Most Powerful Propaganda Partner | Alan MacLeod Interview
Manage episode 497027662 series 2523065
Israel’s Hasbara machine just got a 2,000% budget boost. In this MintPress exclusive, Alan MacLeod breaks down how the Israeli Foreign Ministry is funneling $150 million into Google and YouTube ads aimed squarely at European audiences—while Unit 8200 veterans quietly staff Silicon Valley giants.
🔍 What you’ll learn:
• How YouTube served 45 million Europeans in weeks
• Why Google terms-of-service violations are ignored
• The Unit 8200–Google pipeline (99+ confirmed hires)
• Starlink’s secret role in Iran ops
• MAGA influencers on paid Israel junkets
📰 Full investigation: https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-europe-youtube-ad-campaign/290163/
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vvYbhlQQldA
✨ Support independent watchdog journalism:
https://www.patreon.com/MintPressNews
MintPress News is a fiercely independent. You can support us by becoming a member on Patreon, bookmarking and whitelisting us, and by subscribing to our social media channels, including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.
Subscribe to MintCast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud.
Also, be sure to check out the new Behind the Headlines channel on YouTube and subscribe to rapper Lowkey’s new video interview/podcast series, The Watchdog.
92 episodes
Manage episode 497027662 series 2523065
Israel’s Hasbara machine just got a 2,000% budget boost. In this MintPress exclusive, Alan MacLeod breaks down how the Israeli Foreign Ministry is funneling $150 million into Google and YouTube ads aimed squarely at European audiences—while Unit 8200 veterans quietly staff Silicon Valley giants.
🔍 What you’ll learn:
• How YouTube served 45 million Europeans in weeks
• Why Google terms-of-service violations are ignored
• The Unit 8200–Google pipeline (99+ confirmed hires)
• Starlink’s secret role in Iran ops
• MAGA influencers on paid Israel junkets
📰 Full investigation: https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-europe-youtube-ad-campaign/290163/
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vvYbhlQQldA
✨ Support independent watchdog journalism:
https://www.patreon.com/MintPressNews
MintPress News is a fiercely independent. You can support us by becoming a member on Patreon, bookmarking and whitelisting us, and by subscribing to our social media channels, including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.
Subscribe to MintCast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud.
Also, be sure to check out the new Behind the Headlines channel on YouTube and subscribe to rapper Lowkey’s new video interview/podcast series, The Watchdog.
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