Israeli-based campaign fuels anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe
- Researchers identified an Israeli-based digital operation spreading anti-Muslim hatred.
- The campaign recorded over 533 million exposures across Europe and the US.
- Facebook pages spent over £500,000 on ads targeting British users in 2024.
- The operation allegedly contributed to hostility surrounding the Southport riots.
- No government targeted by the campaign has launched a public investigation.
The researchers recorded 533 million exposures for the campaign, with a projected total of 831 million, starting from October 2023.
The operation utilized diverse tactics including fake Eurovision entries, billboards in Times Square, and advertisements featuring former beauty queens.
Marc Owen Jones suggests the European Union should use the Digital Services Act to investigate why social media platforms like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube accepted payment to distribute this propaganda. No government targeted by the influence campaign has launched a substantive public investigation into the findings.
The Likud party has warned against the "Islamization of Israel" and stated that no Zionist party should govern alongside Arab factions. Donors who contribute $100 or more via Paypal and provide their mailing address will receive a signed copy of the booklet "Sanctioning Iran: A Nietzschean Theory of Negative Imperialism".
The booklet is available for purchase through Schuler’s Books in Ann Arbor. The author of the booklet was invited to deliver the talk that became the publication several years ago. The author maintains that the booklet offers a vital perspective on the current war and the history of American relations with Iran.
Yahia Lababidi is an Arab-American writer who has authored sixteen books, including "Palestine Wail" (2024) and his latest publication, "If You Cannot Say GENOCIDE: Essays on Conscience and Witness" (2026).
Campaign links to London Mayor and Southport riots
The operation spread false information regarding London Mayor Sadiq Khan and may have contributed to the Southport riots by fostering an environment of hostility toward Muslims. It included a series called 'The Betrayal of the Academy' that portrayed universities as being corrupted by Qatari money.
Political advertisements are being used to frame universities as dangerous, disloyal, and deserving of punishment. This political work is consistent with a broader assault on academic freedom. It is not possible to draw a direct line between a specific advertisement and a particular instance of funding being cut.
Critics argue that the American left is fostering a movement that will eventually displace them by allowing Islamic practitioners to impose systemic rules and remove things they consider haram.
Israeli actors accused of financing global far-right
Reports indicate that Israeli actors have financed efforts to spread anti-Muslim sentiment and support for the far-right in Britain. These efforts include the use of billboards in Times Square.
A global far-right movement is accused of using Islamophobia and racial supremacy to maintain its political power.
French and Italian political landscapes face instability
Israeli authorities cited concerns regarding their political accommodation of radical Islamism.
Of those cases, 388 referenced Gaza, the Intifada, or Palestine.
Italian investigators identified a pro-Palestinian group as the orchestrators of riots that occurred in Milan on October 17.
Minnesota election controversy and vouching system
Minnesota’s vouching system, in place since 1973, allows a registered voter to swear under oath that another person lives in the same precinct to facilitate same-day registration.
During the August 2026 primary, conservative personality Cam Higby and James O'Keefe entered a Minneapolis polling station wearing disguises to perform a vouching demonstration. Higby was recorded entering the station in a black veil alongside another person in traditional Muslim clothing.
The group circulated these actions as evidence of election law vulnerabilities.
On October 28, 2026, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged Cam Higby and James O'Keefe with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. They are accused of using the names of registered voters, including some deceased individuals, without permission at a Minneapolis polling station.
Netanyahu and Eisenkot vie for Israeli leadership
Netanyahu secured 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition bloc won 48 seats.
The Israeli Central Elections Committee certified these results on 4 November 2026. Justice Noam Sohlberg noted that while suspected irregularities remain under investigation, the evidence does not call the overall results into question.
On 5 November 2026, 67 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot to form a government, while 46 recommended Netanyahu. The Joint List provided 19 of those recommendations for Eisenkot, stating the decision was made to prevent Netanyahu from remaining in power.
Donald Trump issued a "Complete and Total Endorsement" of Netanyahu on 18 October 2026. Senate.
Israel's Shin Bet agency is investigating suspicions of improper foreign funding in the election. The agency warned that such funding affected thousands of people but presented no evidence for these claims.
Security threats and diplomatic fallout
The United States moved bombers from RAF Mildenhall and RAF Fairford in England following threats from Iran. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is currently detained in New York on terrorism charges related to a plot against the RAF Fairford airbase.
Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died in an Israeli airstrike on 28 February. This event follows the "Muqawama Doctrine," a strategy of persistent warfare described by Israeli expert Ehud Yaari in 2006.
During consultations with President Isaac Herzog, Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas faced pressure to designate Hamas as a terrorist organization. Abbas refused to label the group as such, citing his mediation work and the safety of his family.
Abbas condemned violence and called for armed groups to disarm, but expressed his objection to being subjected to a "loyalty test". Gadi Eisenkot had set the recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organization as a mandatory condition for any party joining his government. Despite this condition, Abbas recommended Eisenkot to form a government.
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