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Conspiracy Takes Flight: Antisemitism Surges Online · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Conspiracy theories and deep-rooted anti-Semitic tropes have erupted online following
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  Speaker 1: the recent attempted hijacking of a fly-jew by flight. The
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  Speaker 1: combat anti-Semitism movement documented that within just 67 minutes of
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  Speaker 1: the plane sending its first distress signal, hostile social media
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  Speaker 1: posts began appearing. Within five hours, they logged over a
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  Speaker 1: thousand such posts, many invoking age-old prejudices and falsely accusing
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  Speaker 1: Israeli leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of staging the event.
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  Speaker 1: Sacha Reutemann, CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, noted the
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  Speaker 1: speed of these posts suggests coordinated bot activity. Exacerbated by
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  Speaker 1: social media platforms' current policies, the movement found thousands of
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  Speaker 1: posts generating millions of views, highlighting the rapid spread of misinformation.
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  Speaker 1: This incident also brings to light broader security vetting concerns.
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  Speaker 1: The Jerusalem Post reported that the FlyJuby copilot had reportedly
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  Speaker 1: been flagged for extremism by officials in Oman, yet was
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  Speaker 1: hired without a proper background check. According to one Israeli source,
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  Speaker 1: the copilot deliberately chose FlyJuby for routes to tell Aviv.
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  Speaker 1: This raises questions about accountability for security vetting of pilots
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  Speaker 1: flying to Israel, and whether current civil aviation security assumptions
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  Speaker 1: have kept pace with evolving threats. Meanwhile in northern Israel,
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  Speaker 1: the prolonged conflict with Hezbollah is reshaping political landscapes. War-weary residents,
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  Speaker 1: many of whom were strong supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: are now reconsidering their votes in the upcoming elections. Citing
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  Speaker 1: the government's perceived failure to provide lasting security, individuals like
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  Speaker 1: plant nursery owner Sigal Malakai expressed disillusionment. stating they can
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  Speaker 1: no longer back his right-wing government, the intensity of barrages
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  Speaker 1: has displaced tens of thousands, and the constant threat has
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  Speaker 1: left border communities in a state of trauma and uncertainty.
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  Speaker 1: Three years after the October 7 massacre, the mental health
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  Speaker 1: toll on the Israeli public remains significant. The organisation ERAN
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  Speaker 1: revealed that over 928,000 people have been aided by their
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  Speaker 1: professional mental health teams. Notably, The percentage of youth seeking
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  Speaker 1: assistance for suicidality has nearly doubled since the war began.
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  Speaker 1: Loneliness has also sharply risen, impacting 41% of those seeking help.
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  Speaker 1: Compounding these issues, the IDF's chief reserve officer warns of
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  Speaker 1: severe burnout and mounting personal costs for reservists who continue
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  Speaker 1: to be repeatedly deployed, leaving families, studies and jobs. In
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  Speaker 1: aviation news, it has been revealed that most flights operated
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  Speaker 1: by Arkea and Isra utilize planes and crews leased from
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  Speaker 1: foreign airlines under wet-lease agreements. This practice, approved by the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister, means these aircraft are not subject to all
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  Speaker 1: Israeli security protocols. The Transportation Ministry has acknowledged its responsibility
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  Speaker 1: for the security of such inbound flights. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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