Social media in israel

Pete Hegseth just became Israel’s latest war-celebrity obsession

Until February 28, most Israelis had barely heard of him. Ten days later, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is one of the most prominent figures on Hebrew media, Instagram, and X.

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth takes questions during a press conference on US military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Israeli security personnel secure the scene following an incident in Jerusalem, October 30, 2023

Police arrest Tel Aviv resident for plotting to assassinate scientist for Iran

 tiktok The avatar is on the way

Israeli gov’t spends NIS 27m. on pro-Israel content on social media; most gets taken down

 Students at Hebrew University in Jerusalem attend a rally in support of the IDF and the defense and security of Israel, as well as protest against a Hebrew U professor who had created a petition against Israel and minimized and denied the horrors of the October 7 massacre by Hamas. March 17, 2024.

The digital battleground of social media: Embracing cyber advocacy for Israel’s defense - opinion


Israelis are top users of social media in the world

Israelis rule the social media sphere.

Social media apps Twitter and Facebook [Illustrative]

How has the Twitter 'purge' affected Israelis?

One thing is for sure: If Twitter continues to delete fake, spam or robot accounts, these numbers are likely to keep dropping.

Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting, June 3, 2018

Facebook anti-incitement bill advanced to final readings

The bill was initiated by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud).

Palestinian posters on social media calling for 'Days of Rage' following reports President Donald Trump planned to move the US embassy to Jerusalem

From praising Jesus to tweeting Bibi, PM's new recruit has colorful past

Controversy surrounds Netanyahu's new social media staffer.

Hananya Naftali

Diesel cracks down on online counterfeit clothing sales

World famous apparel brand filed lawsuits against businesses that sold forged apparel through Facebook and Instagram.

A Diesel store in Israel

Facebook shuts down Palestinian news site’s account

“We were totally surprised,” the social media manager said.

A man is silhouetted against a video screen with a Twitter and a Facebook logo

CBS News chief in Jerusalem: Social media isn't tackling fake news

Yonit Levi compares attacks on media by Netanyahu and Trump.

David Rhodes and Yonit Levi

How to keep 'The Jerusalem Post' in your Facebook News Feed

The latest changes to Facebook's News Feed and how you can stay on top of Middle East news from "The Jerusalem Post."

Facebook

Neo-Nazi site plays up Yair Netanyahu's 'awesome' antisemitic-themed meme

The ADL has weighed in on the controversy, along with David Duke and neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, who called him a "bro."

Yair Netanyahu

Personality politics: Politicians do better than parties on social media

The Israel Democracy Institute studied individual politicians and their parties on social media and discovered interesting findings.

Politicians provided some fun raw material for the 2013 Adloyada