Avi Scharf
@avischarf.bsky.social
NatSec/cyber/OSINT editor @ Haaretz ➡ http://htz.li/natsec
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4/ Two additional campaigns revealed in the FARA docs involve hiring MAGA influencers to promote Israeli talking points, and developing a bot-network to "flood the zone" with those pro-Israeli messages
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AI hasbara: Israel pours millions into influencing U.S. evangelicals in churches, ChatGPT
Contracts Between Israel and Trump-linked Firms Reveal Campaigns and Plans to Target Millions of U.S. Churchgoers, Deploy Bots, Hire Influencers and Try to Make ChatGPT More pro-Israel
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November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
4/ Two additional campaigns revealed in the FARA docs involve hiring MAGA influencers to promote Israeli talking points, and developing a bot-network to "flood the zone" with those pro-Israeli messages
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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3/ One part revealed in the FARA docs concerns tagging Christian worshippers while at church, in order to continue targeting them online with Israeli messaging.
Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed this aspect of the campaign would not be implemented
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Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed this aspect of the campaign would not be implemented
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November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
3/ One part revealed in the FARA docs concerns tagging Christian worshippers while at church, in order to continue targeting them online with Israeli messaging.
Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed this aspect of the campaign would not be implemented
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed this aspect of the campaign would not be implemented
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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2/ The focus on Christian audiences follows an unprecedented decline in support for Israel amid the war in Gaza - even among conservatives. Half of young Republicans (under age 50) now hold a negative view of Israel, up 15 percent since the war began.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
2/ The focus on Christian audiences follows an unprecedented decline in support for Israel amid the war in Gaza - even among conservatives. Half of young Republicans (under age 50) now hold a negative view of Israel, up 15 percent since the war began.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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1/ Losing Republicans' support, Israel signed contracts to target millions of U.S. churchgoers, deploy bots, hire influencers and try to make ChatGPT more pro-Israel
Omer Benjakob dug in FARA docs and here's what he found
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Omer Benjakob dug in FARA docs and here's what he found
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
AI hasbara: Israel pours millions into influencing U.S. evangelicals in churches, ChatGPT
Contracts Between Israel and Trump-linked Firms Reveal Campaigns and Plans to Target Millions of U.S. Churchgoers, Deploy Bots, Hire Influencers and Try to Make ChatGPT More pro-Israel
www.haaretz.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
1/ Losing Republicans' support, Israel signed contracts to target millions of U.S. churchgoers, deploy bots, hire influencers and try to make ChatGPT more pro-Israel
Omer Benjakob dug in FARA docs and here's what he found
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Omer Benjakob dug in FARA docs and here's what he found
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
What the Vatican, Israeli Arms Dealers and Jared Leto Have in Common?
An international investigation reveals a firm selling advanced surveillance tech. Unlike spyware, it leaves no forensic evidence
by Omer Benjakob @cr0ft0n.bsky.social @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social
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An international investigation reveals a firm selling advanced surveillance tech. Unlike spyware, it leaves no forensic evidence
by Omer Benjakob @cr0ft0n.bsky.social @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Everyone's a target: What the Vatican, Israeli arm dealers and Jared Leto have in common?
An International Investigation Reveals an Indonesian Company Selling Advanced Surveillance Tools Used to Track Journalists, Critics and Even a Prosecutor of Netanyahu – and How Israelis With Ties to A...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What the Vatican, Israeli Arms Dealers and Jared Leto Have in Common?
An international investigation reveals a firm selling advanced surveillance tech. Unlike spyware, it leaves no forensic evidence
by Omer Benjakob @cr0ft0n.bsky.social @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
An international investigation reveals a firm selling advanced surveillance tech. Unlike spyware, it leaves no forensic evidence
by Omer Benjakob @cr0ft0n.bsky.social @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
NOW in English
Germany buys Israeli Spike missiles in 2 Billion Euro Deal
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Germany buys Israeli Spike missiles in 2 Billion Euro Deal
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Germany is buying Israeli-made Spike anti-tank missiles in 2 billion euro deal
The Major Deal Was Signed Through NATO With EuroSpike, Rafael's European Joint Venture, in Which It Holds a Stake. In 2025 Alone, Germany Purchased 315 Million Euros' Worth of Israeli Weaponry – More ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NOW in English
Germany buys Israeli Spike missiles in 2 Billion Euro Deal
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Germany buys Israeli Spike missiles in 2 Billion Euro Deal
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And Rashid Street further south
Planet Labs 15sep v 1sep
Planet Labs 15sep v 1sep
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And Rashid Street further south
Planet Labs 15sep v 1sep
Planet Labs 15sep v 1sep
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The Wharf
Planet Labs 15SEPv1SEP
Planet Labs 15SEPv1SEP
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Wharf
Planet Labs 15SEPv1SEP
Planet Labs 15SEPv1SEP
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Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
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Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
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Here's Tel Al Hawa
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Here's Tel Al Hawa
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Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
September 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
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Gazans displaced from the city set up tents in Deir al Balah
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Gazans displaced from the city set up tents in Deir al Balah
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
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2/north of Khan Yunis' Hamad Town.
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
September 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
2/north of Khan Yunis' Hamad Town.
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Gazans displaced from the city due Israeli op have set up tents in Deir al Balah, and near Khan Yunis' Hamad Town.
Almost none have yet made it to the south near Rafah, where Israel is setting up two new GHF centers
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Almost none have yet made it to the south near Rafah, where Israel is setting up two new GHF centers
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
September 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Gazans displaced from the city due Israeli op have set up tents in Deir al Balah, and near Khan Yunis' Hamad Town.
Almost none have yet made it to the south near Rafah, where Israel is setting up two new GHF centers
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
Almost none have yet made it to the south near Rafah, where Israel is setting up two new GHF centers
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
A foreign influence op has set up on Israeli social media to sow chaos and disrupt the scheduled 2026 elections.
The campaign seems identical to another op that wreaked havoc last year in Romania - with the elections eventually being annulled
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
The campaign seems identical to another op that wreaked havoc last year in Romania - with the elections eventually being annulled
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
First Romania, now Israel: Pro-Russian AI disinfo campaign preps for Israeli election
Conservative AI Slop Aimed at Religious Audiences Is Just the First Phase of Foreign Influence Operations Which Gained Thousands of Followers by Piggybacking on the Gaza War - Laying the Groundwork fo...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A foreign influence op has set up on Israeli social media to sow chaos and disrupt the scheduled 2026 elections.
The campaign seems identical to another op that wreaked havoc last year in Romania - with the elections eventually being annulled
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
The campaign seems identical to another op that wreaked havoc last year in Romania - with the elections eventually being annulled
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel's Elbit Systems - Haaretz has learnt.
It's the 2nd tender Madrid cancels in just a week with an Israeli arms maker - over the Gaza War
www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
It's the 2nd tender Madrid cancels in just a week with an Israeli arms maker - over the Gaza War
www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
ספרד ביטלה עסקת נשק גדולה עם אלביט
במסגרת העסקה הייתה אמורה אלביט לספק מערכות ארטילריה בשווי מאות מיליוני אירו. על רקע המלחמה בעזה ביטלה ספרד בשבוע שעבר גם עסקה בסך 237 מיליון אירו לקניית טילי ספייק מחברת רפאל
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September 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Spain cancels major arms deal with Israel's Elbit Systems - Haaretz has learnt.
It's the 2nd tender Madrid cancels in just a week with an Israeli arms maker - over the Gaza War
www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
It's the 2nd tender Madrid cancels in just a week with an Israeli arms maker - over the Gaza War
www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...
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🇵🇷🇺🇸 Ceiba/Roosevelt Roads looks back in business.
Pics by Ricardo Arduengo w/ Reuters
Pics by Ricardo Arduengo w/ Reuters
September 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🇵🇷🇺🇸 Ceiba/Roosevelt Roads looks back in business.
Pics by Ricardo Arduengo w/ Reuters
Pics by Ricardo Arduengo w/ Reuters
Dubai Airshow Bars Israeli Defense Firms
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Dubai Airshow bars Israeli defense firms from major UAE arms fair
Following Far-right Finance Minister Smotrich's Statement, the United Arab Emirates Warned Israel That Annexing West Bank Territories Would Be a 'Red Line.' At the 2023 Airshow, the Booths of Israeli ...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Dubai Airshow Bars Israeli Defense Firms
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The Israeli porn drones and ninjas behind bizarre abduction orchestrated by heiress to German steakhouse empire
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Porn drone and ninja instructor: The Israelis behind the abduction of German heiress' kids
Israeli Martial Arts Teacher, a Journalist and a Former Senior Military Intelligence Officer Are Suspected of Being Embroiled in the Bizarre Affair That Involves Allegations Ranging From Fake Pornogra...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Israeli porn drones and ninjas behind bizarre abduction orchestrated by heiress to German steakhouse empire
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Israel strike on Hamas in Doha: geolocated here
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September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Israel strike on Hamas in Doha: geolocated here
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What seem like the two new SDSs near Rafah, in Planet Labs imagery from this week.
According to IDF, they will replace SDS1 (Tel al-Sultan). They have a dif inner layout that previous four SDSs
According to IDF, they will replace SDS1 (Tel al-Sultan). They have a dif inner layout that previous four SDSs
September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
What seem like the two new SDSs near Rafah, in Planet Labs imagery from this week.
According to IDF, they will replace SDS1 (Tel al-Sultan). They have a dif inner layout that previous four SDSs
According to IDF, they will replace SDS1 (Tel al-Sultan). They have a dif inner layout that previous four SDSs
BREAKING
🚨 First satellite imagery showing a villa in central Sanaa flattened after an Israeli strike Aug28. Reports from Yemen claim this is where top Houthi leadership met. Their PM and other top officials were killed
Planet Labs PBC 2Sep2025/28Aug2025
🚨 First satellite imagery showing a villa in central Sanaa flattened after an Israeli strike Aug28. Reports from Yemen claim this is where top Houthi leadership met. Their PM and other top officials were killed
Planet Labs PBC 2Sep2025/28Aug2025
September 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
BREAKING
🚨 First satellite imagery showing a villa in central Sanaa flattened after an Israeli strike Aug28. Reports from Yemen claim this is where top Houthi leadership met. Their PM and other top officials were killed
Planet Labs PBC 2Sep2025/28Aug2025
🚨 First satellite imagery showing a villa in central Sanaa flattened after an Israeli strike Aug28. Reports from Yemen claim this is where top Houthi leadership met. Their PM and other top officials were killed
Planet Labs PBC 2Sep2025/28Aug2025
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Even displaced persons camps in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood are being emptied of tents, as IDF forces advance westward (Aug 25 compared to Sep 1)
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Even displaced persons camps in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood are being emptied of tents, as IDF forces advance westward (Aug 25 compared to Sep 1)