Algorithms of Hate: How Social Media Supercharges Antisemitism and Extremist Narratives
Social-media platforms don’t just host antisemitic or extremist content , they supercharge it. This lecture examines how algorithmic design, virality, and attention-driven systems transform conspiracy theories, antisemitic memes, and coded signals into fast-moving digital narratives. It also explores how extremists leverage recommendation loops, cultural trends, and platform features to influence…
Europe Can’t Treat Iran as Someone Else’s War | Opinion
The European Union must realize that neutralizing the regional threat posed by Iran is a matter of national survival. The current war with Iran has exposed a deeper structural weakness in Europe’s strategic thinking. Iran is already part of Europe’s security environment—through the drones it supplies to Russia for use in Ukraine, its intelligence and […]
Trump’s Gaza Proposal Leads The Way To A New Middle East Order
As Russia tests NATO and China challenges U.S. resolve, American credibility in the Middle East matters more than ever. The 20-point plan was revealed on September 29 — during a news conference at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — where Trump unveiled his proposal to reporters. Key parts of the plan […]
France’s recognition of Palestine is a license for terrorism
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron not only recognized a Palestinian state but also rewarded terrorism. At the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, France — joined by the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia — announced its recognition of a Palestinian state. Macron chose to declare this recognition during Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and less than two years after the Oct. 7 massacre […]
How Online Influencers Spread Justifications for Political Violence
After the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees outside a Jewish museum in Washington, DC last week, attention has turned to the online reactions that followed.
A big win for terrorism: The ICC targets Israel’s leaders, ignoring Hamas’s atrocities – opinion
If the ICC wants to prove its moral clarity, it must rescind its arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently issued arrest warrants, before the ceasefire between Israel to Hezbollah, for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s […]
Joe Biden must stop using Obama’s Iran policy and help Israel – opinion
Biden must not continue with the Obama policy of appeasing Iran and turning a blind eye to its terrorist proxies. Following the successful Israeli military operation that resulted in the death of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar, it is clear that US influence in the Middle East is declining. President Joe Biden reportedly excoriated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
Methodologies in Manipulation: The Far-Right’s Antisemitic Discourse Online Amid the Israel-Hamas War
Israel’s war on Hamas has been making headlines worldwide since it began on 7 October 2023. However, individuals around the world not only consume news about the war via traditional media and news outlets, but often through browsing social media platforms. Our monitoring of online far-right extremist channels has shown that these individuals use meticulous strategies […]
Strange bedfellows: far-right, far-left unite against Jews
Israeli study finds American antisemitic far-right groups’ ideology pushed on progressive social media platforms In a study by the Institute for Counter-Terrorism Policy at Reichman University, it has been revealed that extreme right-wing antisemitic groups in the USA are aggressively promoting their ideology within the anti-Israel campaign of the American liberal left. These efforts, conducted […]
From Memes to Mainstream: How Far-Right Extremists Weaponize AI to Spread Anti-Semitism
In response to the recent events of October 7th, far-right extremists individuals are deliberately aiming to exploit mainstream discourse to sow extremist ideology and radicalize users. The findings of this report are based on our monitoring of online far-right extremist channels. These extremists exploit anti-Israel sentiments to disseminate antisemitic content on mainstream platforms to radicalize […]
Israel’s war is a war for global stability – opinion
Failure by global leaders to recognize Israel’s battle against an irrational adversary resistant to conventional diplomacy threatens to unleash a surge in global instability. Terrorist attacks leave a trail of innocent victims in their wake. This is not a fictional scenario but a very real threat that could escalate if the Hamas terror organization is […]
Far Right, Hamas found common cause in hating Jews – opinion
Worldwide policymakers must be aware that the war between Israel and Hamas has the potential to expand into a global war and even change the political landscape in both the US and Europe On November 23, Ireland’s capital city Dublin saw the worst display of public disorder in decades, hours after far-Right activists online assumed that an […]