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On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington
REZA PAHLAVI, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi thanks Trump for support of Iranian protesters, shares ideas to topple regime

Pahlavi added that he has a plan for a "stable transition" in a scenario where the Islamic Republic regime would be toppled, where the country's citizens would take to the streets in millions.

|ByGADI ZAIG
The Israeli Foreign Ministry's Persian-language social media account shares anti-regime cartoons, January 1, 2026.

Israel's Farsi social media encourages Iranian protesters

Israel used its Farsi channel to amplify messages of resistance as protests spread in Iran.

|ByJAMES GENN
'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023.

X Corp sues social media startup over bid to claim 'Twitter' brand

X stated in a lawsuit filed in Delaware federal court that its Twitter brand is still "alive and well" and that Operation Bluebird's attempt to "steal" the name constituted trademark infringement.

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Elon Musk and social media’s profit-making mechanisms - comment

Forget the news; now it’s all about entertainment. And that’s how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk got into trouble over antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
IN THIS video grab posted on his account, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shows himself in Oct. 2022 carrying a sink into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, days before his contentious takeover of the social media giant (which he eventually renamed X).

Elon Musk's X makes ad criticizing owner's antisemitism

“Twitter’s value has fallen by at least 50%, and Elon is blaming it all on the Jews,” the post said.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Chechen-born UFC fighter on Instagram: Jews are guests of Palestinians

Israeli fighter Haim Gozali challenged Khamzat Chimaev to a fight over it.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByWALLA!

Elon Musk's embrace of antisemitism, hate speech is a danger to Jews - opinion

Elon Musk's actions since taking the helm of X have additionally made it easier for extremists and neo-Nazis to publish and spread the anti-Jewish hatred, lies, and conspiracy theories.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByIMRAN AHMED
X CONTINUED to host nearly 86% of posts reported by CCDH for hate speech, including posts that denied the existence of the Holocaust or mocked its victims.

Arab MK claims child murdered by Hamas rockets was killed by IDF

Arab MK Ahmad Tibi shared a picture of children supposedly killed by the IDF, but included Ido Avigal, who was killed by Hamas rockets.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ahmad Tibi reacts during a plenum session in the Knesset on November 21, 2022

Will Netanyahu, Musk talk AI, innovation or X antisemitism? - opinion

Will Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk discuss AI, electric vehicles, and innovation, or allegations that under Musk, X has become an incubator for antisemitism?

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
TESLA CEO Elon Musk arrives for a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for US senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol in Washington, last week

Netanyahu lands in California to meet Musk, eyeing AI directorate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in California on Monday to meet with the controversial billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk.

Netanyahu must push Musk to act against antisemitism on X - editorial

We urge the prime minister to use his meeting with Musk to not just address business ventures and encourage investment in Israel, but to demand action against anttisemitism on X.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk

Miss Iraq questions Elon Musk over antisemitism on X

In response to calling out antisemitism, Miss Iraq Sarah Idan was threatened with rape.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Contestants Miss Iraq, Sarah Eedan (R) and Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman (L) pose together for a selfie, during preparations for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant in Las Vegas, United States November 13, 2017

Can Twitter really be a threat to LinkedIn?

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByAVI TZDAKA