Israel and pro-Israel advocacy groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on social media messaging to build “Brand Israel” and sway U.S. public opinion.
Category: 2023 Israel Gaza War
Facts & analysis on the events of Oct. 7 and since
What did Trump just say about Gaza, and what does it mean?
Diverse reports on Trump’s statements that the US will take over Gaza, move its inhabitants out, then rebuild it. One report documents where Gazan refugees could go: Return to their homes in what used to be called Palestine…
Israel limits medical evacuation from Gaza, as West Bank heats up – Ceasefire Day 16
Only a “lucky few” get past Israeli bureaucracy and out of Gaza for medical care; West Bank: lone resistance fighter storms Israeli army post, kills several Israeli soldiers; 1,000 after Shireen Abu Akleh’s assassination; Jenin horrors; campus protest
Deaths from Israel’s attacks on Gaza close to 62,000 as missing added
Authorities in Gaza have updated the death toll from Israel’s war on the enclave to 61,709, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead.
Trump seeks approval for $1B in new arms sales to Israel – Ceasefire Day 15
Israel not living up to ceasefire obligations; West Bank destruction, death, detention mirrors Gaza; $1B arms sale poised to go through; Columbia U lawsuit
Revealed: The Mysterious Millionaire Funding the Gaza Resettlement Movement
The organization advocating for Israeli colonies in the Gaza Strip, led by Daniella Weiss, received a donation of ~$1.9 million. Shomrim has now uncovered that the funds came from a relatively obscure figure within a prominent Israeli family, Leah Dankner
Palestinian prisoners endure ‘systematic torture’ before their release, monitor says
The Palestinian Prisoners Society has noted severe forms of torture and abuse by Israeli prison guards. There are currently over 10,400 Palestinians imprisoned, with at least 3,376 detained in administrative detention.
A well-connected NYU parent is trying to get students deported
The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policies on student protests, celebrating the idea of deportations to occur under the new Trump administration.
Gaza death toll updated to 61,700, with 38,000 orphans – Ceasefire Day 14
14,000 missing Gazans are officially presumed dead; Israel blows up entire neighborhood in Jenin, kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank
First handful of Palestinian children leave Gaza for medical treatment – Ceasefire Day 13
Rafah crossing opened for limited medical evacuation; 180 Palestinians released in prisoner swap show signs of torture; Israeli forces kill 6 in West Bank, including teenager; Netanyahu to meet Trump Sunday