Uri Geller, an Israel-born celebrity who is famed for his spoon-bending skills claims to have paranormal telepathic powers, convinced CIA researchers in the 1970s that he indeed possessed such abilities and he is the who told Theresa May she’d be Prime Minister two years ago.  So here is how he convinced CIA.

Who is Uri Geller?

Uri Geller is an Israeli illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects.

Early life

Uri Geller was born on December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was born to Hungarian Itzhaak Geller, a retired army sergeant major, and Austrian Manzy Freud. When he was 11, the family moved to Nicosia, Cyprus where he learned English as he attended high school at the Terra Santa College. At the age of 18, he became part of the Israeli Army’s Paratroopers Brigade, where he was injured during the 1967 Six-Day War.

Is Uri Geller a spy?

Uri claims to have worked as a “spy all over the world” — but refused to reveal if he has now retired.He said: “I also cannot discuss if I’ve ever worked for the British government. 95 per cent of what I did will remain a secret.”

What is Uri Geller’s connection to the CIA?

Uri was subjected to a series of bizarre secret experiments that aimed to weaponise psychic abilities, CIA documents have revealed. The Israeli was taken to Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s to have his psychic abilities investigated.

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