Wired for War: Why is the UK protecting Israeli election meddlers?

London’s refusal to investigate BlackCore suggests that the company is doing the bidding of the Israeli state The British government is refusing to disclose information on how an Israeli “information warfare” firm targeted Scotland’s pro-Palestine first minister. Nobody’s saying who ordered the operation, but a trail of clues leads through Africa to Tel Aviv. The operation was revealed in June by Viginum, a division of France’s DGSI domestic intelligence agency focused on combatting foreign interference. According to Viginum’s report, an Israeli private “information warfare” firm called BlackCore interfered in mayoral elections in France, parliamentary elections in Scotland, and the mayoral election in New York City, all of which took place between March and June of this year.RT already covered the French plot in our ‘Wired for War’ series, and BlackCore’s activity in Scotland followed a similar playbook. At least 256 accounts were created to spread disparaging information about First Minister John Swinney, a vocal supporter of Palestine who has publicly stated that “a genocide is unfolding in Gaza as a result of Israel’s actions,” banned public funding to Israeli-linked companies,...