Journalist REVEALS Israelis Behind Secret Doxxing War on Americans w/ Mohsen Mahdawi & Jacqueline Sweet

About this episode

The episode discusses the Canary Mission's doxxing tactics against critics of Israel, featuring insights from journalists Mohsen Mahdawi and Jacqueline Sweet.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Subscribe for the full episode at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here: Subscribers also get our Friday Free-for-All: “Being anonymous is very important to this group. And they had really good OPSEC, which is security to make sure they’re not found. When we saw their internal documents and communications, we found a marketing PowerPoint where they listed core values. And one of the core values was Anonymity to Scare the Enemy .” This is from independent investigative journalist Jacqueline Sweet, who recently exposed and revealed members of the Canary Mission for DropSite News . The Canary Mission is a pro-Israel doxxing site which has been notoriously secretive since its creation in 2015, exposing and creating blacklists to target college students, professors, and others who have dared to even criticize Israel. The Trump Administration has used their blacklists to kidnap, imprison, and target students for deportation. One such student was Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian refugee, Columbia University graduate student, and organizer who was arrested when he appeared for a citizenship…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Halper, Aaron Maté

Guests: Mohsen Mahdawi, Jacqueline Sweet

Topics covered

• doxxing
• pro-Israel activism
• Canary Mission
• journalism
• Palestinian rights
• security
• anonymity

Keywords

• doxxing
• Canary Mission
• Israel
• Palestinian activism
• journalism
• anonymity
• blacklists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canary Mission, DropSite News

Places: Israel, Columbia University

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