Fake Minister

Translation / Interpretation / Caption Text

Hebrew translation:

Naftali Bennett is completely controlled by Mansur Abbas

Without the Ra'am (The United Arab List) and without the support of the joint party from the outside, there is no coalition

The Israeli government is completely dependent on the Islamic movement

Note: The graphic above features a fusion of then-Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett and the Palestinian Islamist politician Mansour Abbas

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Analysis / Interpretation / Press

Excerpt:

By Tom Bateman

BBC Middle East Correspondent

A suspected Iranian disinformation unit ran an elaborate network on Facebook targeting nationalist and ultra-religious Jews in Israel in an attempt to stoke division and inflame tensions with Palestinians, according to research shared exclusively with the BBC.

The alleged foreign interference campaign ran across multiple social media platforms posing as an ultra-Orthodox Jewish news group supportive of extreme right-wing groups.

Its goal was to help fuel "religious war" by amplifying "fear, hatred and chaos", according to the Israeli disinformation watchdog FakeReporter, which uncovered the group's suspected Iranian origin.

It is the latest sign of a growing disinformation battleground on social media and messaging apps in Israel. The network became active after last year's flare-up in sectarian violence in the country.

Source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60229146