Kit Klarenberg

Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist and MintPress News contributor exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. His work has previously appeared in The Cradle, Declassified UK, and Grayzone. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg.

Voices From the Terror List: Palestine Action Members Speak Out After UK Ban

As Britain officially labels them terrorists, Palestine Action members speak out from the shadows of a new crackdown.

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By Kit Klarenberg
Palestine Action proscription

On July 1, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that Palestine Action (PA), a crusading campaign effort, would be proscribed as a terrorist group. Describing the movement as “dangerous,” she charged that its “orchestration and enaction of aggressive and intimidatory attacks against businesses, institutions and the public” had “crossed the

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Beyond the Bombs: Who Really Won the 12-Day War Between Israel and Iran?

Israel claimed early victory. Iran hit back harder. Now, as both sides go quiet, the real winner is only beginning to emerge.

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By Kit Klarenberg
Israel Iran War Feature photo

On June 13, 2025, Tel Aviv launched what many international observers and Iranian officials have described as an unprovoked military strike on Iran. Israeli jets bombed military and nuclear sites, while Mossad-run sleeper cells carried out sabotage missions against air and missile defense systems from within Iran, and drones smuggled into Tehran

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Kneecap vs. the Israel Lobby: How a Rebel Band Shook Britain

A small Irish hip-hop act is exposing the reach of the Israeli lobby—one canceled gig at a time.

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By Kit Klarenberg
Kneecap performs live on stage at NorthSide Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, June 2025

A Belfast rap group with no record deal, no security detail, and no filter is now the target of British counter-terror police, tabloid smear campaigns, and the full force of the Israeli lobby. Their crime? Saying 'Free Palestine' too loudly. Over recent months, Irish rap trio Kneecap has been embroiled in a series of public controversies. In

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Trump’s Break with Israel: Genuine Shift or Political Theater?

Has Trump finally put America First—or is this just another pro-Israel rerun in disguise?

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By Kit Klarenberg
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a White House press conference on Gaza, February 2025

When Donald Trump was re-elected president in November 2024, expectations were widespread that Israel’s assault on Gaza would intensify, and that the incoming administration would take a much more active role in neutralizing Tel Aviv’s regional adversaries. The affinity between Benjamin Netanyahu, many Israelis, and Trump is well-established. As

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The Pentagon Is Using a Fabricated Chinese Threat to Build Genetically Engineered Soldiers

Washington claims China is creating genetically engineered cyborg soldiers. But with no proof, critics say the U.S. is exploiting the fear to launch its own dystopian biotech program.

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By Kit Klarenberg
U.S. Army soldier wearing IVAS augmented reality headset during test

On April 8, a bipartisan commission chartered by Congress warned that China is rapidly advancing a terrifying new military threat: genetically engineered “super soldiers.” The report by the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) urges the U.S. to respond with a sweeping effort to militarize biotechnology. It offers little

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From the United States to Europe, Criticizing Israel Is Becoming a Crime

Accelerated after October 7, a growing network of laws across the Western world threatens free expression by conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism — a trend years in the making.

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By Kit Klarenberg
NYPD officers arrest a woman as pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters clash outside Baruch College in New York, June 5, 2024. Melissa Bender | AP

Across the United States and much of the West, criticism of Israel and solidarity with Palestine are increasingly being criminalized—a project long championed by Israel’s government and its powerful lobbying networks. In February 2020, Israeli leader and internationally wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu proudly declared that Tel Aviv had

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Leaked Files Reveal the Steele Dossier Was Discredited in 2017 — But Sold to the Public Anyway

Trump’s March 25 declassification order revives buried documents showing the Steele dossier was debunked by insiders before it ever hit the press — yet it was promoted as fact anyway.

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By Kit Klarenberg

On March 25, Donald Trump signed an executive order declassifying all documentation related to Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s 2016 investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. The order has unexpectedly resurrected buried documents that cast new light on the Steele dossier — and when it was known

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