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'''Black Cube''' is a private intelligence agency, which is based in [[London]], [[Paris]] and [[Tel Aviv]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackcube.com/contact/ |title=Contact Us {{!}} Black Cube|last=|first=|date=|website=www.blackcube.com/contact/|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> and is the trading name of BC Strategy Ltd.<ref>Efrat Peretz, ''[http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-investigating-the-investigators-black-cube-1000914455 "Investigating thee investigators"]'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626141018/http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-investigating-the-investigators-black-cube-1000914455 |date=26 June 2015 }} "Globes" 3 February 2014</ref>  
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'''Black Cube''' is a private intelligence agency, which is based in [[London]], [[Paris]] and [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>http://www.blackcube.com/contact/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150626141018/http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-investigating-the-investigators-black-cube-1000914455 </ref>  [[NBC News]] noted that “Black Cube’s political work frequently intersects with Israel’s foreign policy priorities.”<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/black-cube-inside-shadowy-israeli-firm-accused-trying-undermine-iran-n877511</ref>
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==Official narrative==
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Black Cube told the [[BBC]] that it “applies high moral standards to its work, and operates in full compliance with the law of any jurisdiction in which it operates.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-50437381/ronan-farrow-how-harvey-weinstein-tried-to-silence-me</ref> Black Cube’s Human intelligence capabilities have proved to be an effective way of exposing [[fraud]], [[bribery]], [[money laundering]] and [[corruption]]. The company uncovered high-level corruption in the judicial systems of [[Italy]] and [[Panama]].
  
 
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The company was founded in 2010<ref>Shuki Sadeh, ''[http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.609220 "Don’t cry for me"]'' "Haaretz" 8 August 2014</ref> by former [[Israeli]] intelligence officers<ref>Liz Bolshaw, ''[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0133cf6-cd66-11e4-9144-00144feab7de.html "A new breed of commercial intelligence company"]'' "The Financial Times" 26 March 2015</ref> Dan Zorella and Avi Yanus. Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units, including Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman), [[Mossad]] and [[Shin Bet]], as well as legal and financial experts.
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The company was founded in 2010<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.609220 </ref> by former [[Israeli]] intelligence officers<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0133cf6-cd66-11e4-9144-00144feab7de.html</ref> [[Dan Zorella]] and [[Avi Yanus]]. Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units, including [[Aman]], [[Mossad]] and [[Shin Bet]], as well as legal and financial experts. Former Mossad director [[Meir Dagan]] led Black Cube’s board until his death in [[2016]].
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==Sexual Blackmail==
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Black Cube is known to have two separate divisions for corporations and governments. The firm was caught<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/black-cube-inside-shadowy-israeli-firm-accused-trying-undermine-iran-n877511</ref> attempting to undermine the [[Iran nuclear deal]] — then also a top political objective of Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] — by attempting to obtain information on the “[[blackmail|financial]] or [[sexual blackmail|sexual impropriety]]” (i.e., blackmail) of top U.S. officials involved in drafting the accord.
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===Weinstein assistance===
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Black Cube gathered information about women accusing [[Harvey Weinstein]] of sexual harassment to try to help him escape conviction. [[Summit News]] reported that "tried to intimidate journalist Ronan Farrow in order to “bury the truth” about Weinstein’s activity."<ref>https://summit.news/2019/12/06/epstein-was-a-mossad-agent-used-to-blackmail-american-politicians-says-former-israeli-spy/</ref> Weinstein used the private spy firm to “‘target,’ or collect information on, dozens of individuals, and compile psychological profiles that sometimes focused on their personal or sexual histories.”<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies</ref>
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It was the Israeli [[deep politician]] and intelligence chief [[Ehud Barak]] who put Weinstein in contact with Black Cube.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/08/ex-israeli-pm-introduced-weinstein-to-agents-who-suppressed-abuse-allegations</ref>
  
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[[Asher Tishler]], a member of Black Cube’s advisory board, remarked “In retrospect, it’s a shame we took the job.“<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/09/harvey-weinstein-israel-intelligence-firm-black-cube</ref> (presumably for getting caught).
 
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Black Cube's main business is "litigation support", in which the company provides intelligence, evidence and advisory services in multi-jurisdictional legal and white collar crime cases. Black Cube's tactics have resulted in a number of international controversies. In Romania, two of its employees were convicted of criminal charges involving harassment and hacking.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 4 August 2023

Group.png Black Cube  
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Formation2010
Founder•  Dan Zorella
•  Avi Yanus
HeadquartersLondon, Paris, Tel Aviv
Interestssexual blackmail
Spooky Israeli business intelligence agency

Black Cube is a private intelligence agency, which is based in London, Paris and Tel Aviv.[1][2] NBC News noted that “Black Cube’s political work frequently intersects with Israel’s foreign policy priorities.”[3]

Official narrative

Black Cube told the BBC that it “applies high moral standards to its work, and operates in full compliance with the law of any jurisdiction in which it operates.”[4] Black Cube’s Human intelligence capabilities have proved to be an effective way of exposing fraud, bribery, money laundering and corruption. The company uncovered high-level corruption in the judicial systems of Italy and Panama.

Staff

The company was founded in 2010[5] by former Israeli intelligence officers[6] Dan Zorella and Avi Yanus. Its employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units, including Aman, Mossad and Shin Bet, as well as legal and financial experts. Former Mossad director Meir Dagan led Black Cube’s board until his death in 2016.

Sexual Blackmail

Black Cube is known to have two separate divisions for corporations and governments. The firm was caught[7] attempting to undermine the Iran nuclear deal — then also a top political objective of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — by attempting to obtain information on the “financial or sexual impropriety” (i.e., blackmail) of top U.S. officials involved in drafting the accord.

Weinstein assistance

Black Cube gathered information about women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment to try to help him escape conviction. Summit News reported that "tried to intimidate journalist Ronan Farrow in order to “bury the truth” about Weinstein’s activity."[8] Weinstein used the private spy firm to “‘target,’ or collect information on, dozens of individuals, and compile psychological profiles that sometimes focused on their personal or sexual histories.”[9]

It was the Israeli deep politician and intelligence chief Ehud Barak who put Weinstein in contact with Black Cube.[10]

Asher Tishler, a member of Black Cube’s advisory board, remarked “In retrospect, it’s a shame we took the job.“[11] (presumably for getting caught).


 

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.blackcube.com/contact/
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150626141018/http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-investigating-the-investigators-black-cube-1000914455
  3. ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/black-cube-inside-shadowy-israeli-firm-accused-trying-undermine-iran-n877511
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-50437381/ronan-farrow-how-harvey-weinstein-tried-to-silence-me
  5. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.609220
  6. ↑ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0133cf6-cd66-11e4-9144-00144feab7de.html
  7. ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/black-cube-inside-shadowy-israeli-firm-accused-trying-undermine-iran-n877511
  8. ↑ https://summit.news/2019/12/06/epstein-was-a-mossad-agent-used-to-blackmail-american-politicians-says-former-israeli-spy/
  9. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies
  10. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/08/ex-israeli-pm-introduced-weinstein-to-agents-who-suppressed-abuse-allegations
  11. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/09/harvey-weinstein-israel-intelligence-firm-black-cube
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