Between two blades: Global squeeze on world Jewry

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that the global Jewish Diaspora is facing an unsettling squeeze, one that is closing in from both ideological extremes. Read more

Cleese says Israeli performances postponed, not cancelled

The British comedian John Cleese, 86, said that three upcoming shows in Israel are postponed but not cancelled, as had been reported. Read more

Israel to combat media bias via flurry of international delegations

Four hundred international delegations with more than 5,000 participants will visit the Jewish state by the end of the year, as part of a new campaign to fight the widespread anti-Israel narratives in world media, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced on Thursday. Read more

Is combating media bias Netanyahu’s mission impossible?

The contrast was glaring. A week after The New York Times put a horrifying yet completely misleading picture of a Palestinian Arab child in Gaza on its front page to illustrate a story that lent weight to the false claim that Israel was deliberately starving people in Gaza, it had an opportunity to put an equally awful photo in the same spot. Read more

Islamist preacher unable to ‘bury’ antiSemitism ruling

An Islamist preacher who used harmful racial stereotypes about Jewish people in sermons will be forced to tell the world of his antisemitism through prominent online posts. Read more

TikTok’s latest viral anti‑Israel meme: ‘Just do it’

The phrase ‘Iran, if you’re listening, just do it,’ emerged as a viral anti-Israel meme on TikTok following Israel’s recent strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, and underscores the ongoing challenges social media platforms face in addressing hate speech.

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Israeli army restricts soldiers’ social media use after deadly base attack

The Israel Defence Forces is moving to tighten restrictions on soldiers’ social media use after an internal probe revealed that Hamas exploited online posts to map out Nahal Oz base before its October 7 attack. Read more

Israeli joke taken seriously by Hamas morphs into fake news

An Israeli joke about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s plane crash morphed into fake news after the Hamas terror group’s social media took it seriously. Read more

World Jewish Congress welcomes Meta Oversight Board decision on Holocaust denial content

Meta’s Oversight Board is to address Holocaust denial content more seriously on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Read more

Thousands of extremists posts removed from social media

More than 2500 violent or extremist social media posts have been removed from online platforms following requests by the federal government in the past six months. Read more

Israel to train social media influencers on combatting online antisemitism, anti-Zionism

Israel’s Foreign Ministry launched a new campaign to train a group of Israeli social media influencers on how to respond to anti-Zionism and antisemitism online. Read more

Israel to collaborate with US, UN on regulation of social networks

Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel met with executives from major online companies and legislators in New York and Washington to discuss support for the regulation of social networks, Globes reported. Read more

A second request to NSW Education Minister to release of information surrounding antisemitic post by education department employee

NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord has appealed directly to the Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to intervene and overturn her department’s decision to block for a second time the release of material surrounding an Education department employee who posted antisemitic comments alongside a photo of Adolf Hitler. Read more

Using influencers to spread the vaccine message

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has met with dozens of internet stars as part of the national vaccination effort. Read more

New report slams social-media giants for ‘failing to act on antisemitism’

A new report by the Centre to Counter Digital Hate (CCDH) revealed that five major social-media companies failed to act upon 84 percent of antisemitic posts on their websites, despite promising to double down on antisemitism. Read more

Moriah takes action

Expulsion, discipline and police intervention have followed the widespread revelation of trespassing online schooling and videos being published on social media showing what appears to be drug-taking. Read more

Shin Bet head warns of political violence

Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman issued an unusual warning on Saturday against the intense political climate in the country which he claims may lead to political violence. Read more

Bot, troll networks attempting to influence Israeli policy, reveals Strategic Affairs Ministry

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry on Tuesday released its periodic report on the manipulation of social-media networks to delegitimize the Jewish state. Read more

German Jewish beauty queen launches ‘Shalom’ campaign on social media

A German-Jewish beauty queen is launching a campaign to raise awareness about racist and antisemitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe. Read more

Will the Holocaust on Instagram teach remembrance?

To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the 21st century. Read more

Double speak needs to be challenged

George Orwell hit the nail on the head when he stated: “The further society drifts from truth the more it will hate those that speak it”…writes Michael Kuttner. Read more