About this episode
“Paid Protesters?” Inside the Dark-Money Machine Fueling Anti-Israel Rallies (w/ Nate Freriedman) Are today’s protests as “grassroots” as they look—or is there a professionalized, well-funded network behind the megaphones? Journalist Nate Freriedman breaks down how coordinated organizers, nonprofit money, and foreign influence shape what you see in the streets—plus why gatekeepers try to shut down on-camera conversations.We cover: alleged “professional protesters,” university encampments, funding pipelines, the People’s Forum, how narratives jump from one cause to the next, Neturei Karta optics, and why legacy media won’t touch certain stories. I also joined Nate on his channel to dig into Neturei Karta—highly recommend you watch that next.👉 Watch Nate’s show & investigations: / @natefriedman97 👉 Subscribe for more conversations like this: / @rabbidaniellevine 🔥 Highlights & Timestamps 0:00 What did you think about yesterday’s strike? 0:06 Who is Nate Freriedman & why he’s everywhere right now 0:12 How he investigates protests & catches coordinated blocks on interviews 1:00 The “professional protester” pattern—repeat faces city to city 1:12 When optics cross a line (Hamas/Hezbollah symbolism) 2:03 Is this organic—or a top-down operation? 3:02 UC campus encampments, “green vest” coordinators & anti-normalization 4:44 How many are actually paid? Who pays? (nonprofits, pass-throughs) 8:44 People’s Forum, funding pipelines & organizing playbooks 10:21 Why foreign influence campaigns love U.S. protest culture 12:06 Talking Soros without conspiracies—what the grants actually do 14:54 Why issues “bleed” together (BLM → Palestine → ICE, etc.) 17:26 How unions/strikes get opportunistically rebranded 20:06 Why Gen Z is shifting right (or fleeing the radical left) 24:05 Street interviews that upset legacy narratives 26:00 Patriotism, debate, and what the U.S. can learn from Israel 29:53 2024 vibes: Jews, safety, and political realignment 33:55 Homelessness NGOs & the incentives problem 35:29 Neturei Karta: who they are and why media amplifies them 37:07 What’s broken in mainstream media? 40:27 Re-intro & close🧭 Keywords (SEO)paid protesters, professional protesters, anti-Israel protests, protest funding, dark money, People’s Forum, Roy Singham, CCP influence, George Soros grants, SJP, Columbia protests, campus encampments, Neturei Karta, media bias, street interviews, journalism, Israel, Gaza, free speech, NGOs, non-profit pass-throughs, Tides, Alliance for Global Justice @NateFriedman97 Hashtags #natefriedman #paidprotesters #israel #protests #journalism #CampusProtests #MediaBias #freespeech #netureikarta