(José Niño, Headline USA) A surveillance technology firm associated with Hunter Biden laptop analyst Yaacov Apelbaum listed Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office among its customers in a 2019 marketing presentation, according to a Newsroom report.
According to the Tuesday report, XRVision promoted facial recognition, video analytics, and artificial intelligence based surveillance tools to government agencies, police departments, and private companies. A December 2019 company presentation reviewed by the outlet listed the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office as a client.
At that time, Benjamin Netanyahu had held the Israeli prime minister’s office for more than a decade.
Furthermore, Apelbaum had an ownership interest in Singapore based XRVision Pte. Ltd., according to corporate records cited by The Newsroom. The company was formed in 2015 with Apelbaum and Guy Ron as original owners. Ron previously worked with the Israel Defense Forces and Israel’s Ministry of Defense.
The Newsroom reported that Apelbaum joined the board in 2017, departed as a director in 2019, and remained a shareholder until November 2020. The article said his original ownership stake amounted to about 49 percent of the company’s issued shares by the end of 2019 after outside investment.
Apelbaum later became involved in the Hunter Biden laptop controversy shortly before the 2020 election. Former CIA officer Larry Johnson introduced him to Delaware repair shop owner John Paul Mac Isaac, who has said Hunter Biden left a laptop at his business. The Newsroom cited a Washington Babylon investigation that described Apelbaum as Johnson’s “cyber guy.”
Mac Isaac wrote that Apelbaum traveled to Delaware in October 2020, examined the copied laptop data, and took the computer and drive for additional work.
“We need to generate actionable intelligence and share it with law enforcement agencies,” he said.
Apelbaum’s analyses appeared in numerous Gateway Pundit articles. The Newsroom’s review identified more than 50 stories that quoted, cited, or used material attributed to him or XRVision. One Gateway Pundit article claimed the firm had authenticated images connected to the laptop. Another article said Apelbaum matched a signature on repair paperwork with Hunter Biden identification.
The Newsroom also reported that Apelbaum later participated in election related investigations for Trump-aligned figures. XRVision examined election systems in Michigan and Fulton County, Pennsylvania, but reportedly found no evidence that the Fulton County machines had been hacked or altered.
Mike Ryan, who worked for Pennsylvania businessman Bill Bachenberg, described Apelbaum’s role in the election inquiries.
“He was the measuring stick,” Ryan said.
The report further identified conflicting statements during Apelbaum’s defamation suit against journalist Arthur Bloom. Apelbaum’s lawyer stated that the Singapore business had never belonged to Apelbaum. However, corporate records cited by The Newsroom show that Apelbaum and Ron formed the company and that Apelbaum held shares until late 2020.
“It’s not owned by Mr. Apelbaum, nor has it ever been owned by Mr. Apelbaum, nor has it ever been owned by the company that Mr. Apelbaum owns.”
Headline USA have previously reported on Apelbaum’s legal conflict with Bloom.
The case, Apelbaum et al v. Bloom, can be found here.
José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino
