The anti-Israel Hall of Shame: Naming and shaming the haters of the Jewish state

Make no mistake about it, and don’t try to call it by any other name. Whether they say they are “anti-Zionist,” “humanitarian,” “democratic,” or other of the many labels designed in this world of new media to mask their evil intentions, those who soft-soap the massacres of Oct. 7, 2023, and champion the cause of Hamas terrorists in Gaza deserve to be called out as precisely who and what they are – haters of the Jewish state.

In compiling this list of some of the most heinous and outspoken anti-Israel activists who have reared their ugly heads in public to condemn the Jewish state’s defense against evil enemies, it was shocking to find how extensive the list is. Many began their tirades long before Israel’s current war against terror began on Oct. 7, while others were only too eager to join the feeding frenzy. They will tell you they don’t hate Jews – just Zionists.

However, wherever Jews are in the world, they face Zion when they pray. The connection to the Jewish indigenous homeland of Israel is ingrained and irrefutable.

But the vocal haters refuse to acknowledge the religious and spiritual connection to the one and only Jewish country. They manage to turn the situation around and somehow make Israel look like “occupiers,” even as Israel defends herself in the land of her forebears. In a world so divided, it is important to know just who your friends are – and who aren’t.

The Hall of Shame categories emerge from many different walks of life. We identified Media/Journalists, Actors/Musicians/Entertainers, Authors, University Professors, Social Media Influencers/Activists, and Businesspeople to highlight prominent Israelis and Jews who routinely and unabashedly malign Israel by spreading misinformation.

Each individual was included according to the estimated number of anti-Israel statements, based on prominence and frequency in sources. We then examined total social media followers, primarily X/Twitter and Instagram. Prominence was inferred from media coverage, as well as repetitive posts and interviews.

It is shocking to realize that Israel is either completely misunderstood or hated, and that the collective pain the country has endured is calculatingly being ignored. When you read the statements made against the Jewish state, you may have some insights into the bigger picture.

Look long and hard – this is what they are saying about Israel publicly to their millions of followers. If this is all public, imagine what is being said behind closed doors. Unfortunately, our list only scrapes the tip of the iceberg; there are so many more under the surface. Feel free to add your own “nominations” to the list in our online comments.

Remember the days of talk radio – when conservative newscasters slammed the phone down on callers who dared to disagree? Well, those days are long gone. Now news flows like water in the ocean and breaks like the waves. It’s everywhere.

No longer do we have to wait for news at 8 p.m. or 11 p.m. It is available around the clock, and we need not wait to watch or hear our favorite radio hosts (usually comprised of an echo chamber the reader agrees with) on television or radio – we’ve got phones with YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook and WhatsApp. With the constant flow of news, it is hard to discern what is real, what is fake, what is imminent, and what is less urgent. We rely on media messengers to guide us.

Add to that Hamas’s iron-fisted control on media in Gaza, complete with talking points and staged photo opportunities with so-called “starving” children clutching pots, and you may realize that, especially in the Middle East, “free press” comes with a price. However, that doesn’t seem to stop conventional media outlets from taking and sharing the bait.

“If they were just on talk radio it would be one thing, but now they're on X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, and other social media platforms that multiply the reach.”

Rhea says we should be especially wary of the identitarian Right.

“Certain influencers on the Right exploded with antisemitism after October 7.” The media expert says some were even aligning themselves with the Islamists, applauding the Taliban for drug rehab programs and for “protecting” their women.

Here are some of the top picks from the Media for the Anti-Israel Hall of Shame:

While he hasn’t explicitly identified as “anti-Zionist,” in November 2023 his tirades began by criticizing emotional responses by public figures like Nikki Haley to the massacres of Oct. 7 a month earlier.

If it isn’t enough for Israel to be accused of Gazan genocide by the extreme Left, the extreme Right, led by Carlson, accuses Israel of oppressing Christians – even though towns like Bethlehem have lost their Christian populations and are being ministered by Muslims.

In April 2024, on a highly controversial episode, Carlson interviewed Rev. Munther Isaac, a Palestinian Christian pastor from Bethlehem, who accused Israel of mistreating Christians in the West Bank and Gaza. Carlson amplified these alleged claims of Israeli persecution of Christians.

His deliberate promotion of anti-Israel voices provides them a nonstop platform, often endorsing their extreme views with no challenge whatsoever. He excludes pro-Israel perspectives, preventing any balanced response.

“I don’t know if Tucker Carlson is personally antisemitic but he sure does seem to enjoy the company of people who are.”

The “criticism” from Tucker is relentless, from September 2024 to March 2025, beginning with an interview with Nazi apologist Darryl Cooper on September 3, 2024, where he discussed the Israel-Palestine conflict alongside World War II revisionism. With Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Kentucky, 4th District), he questioned US aid to Israel and AIPAC’s influence, Massie having voted against funding bills.

In February 2025, Carlson interviewed Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, discussing Saudi-Israel relations critically. By March, an interview with Steve Witkoff (Donald Trump’s Mideast negotiator) focused on Gaza peace efforts, portraying US involvement as burdensome.

In June and July 2025, Carlson criticized “warmongers” like Sean Hannity and Mark Levin for supporting the US strikes on Iran after its attacks on Israel, calling it a divide between “peacemakers and warmongers.” His guests constitute a who’s who of vocal Israel-objectors. He interviewed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia, 14th District) on politicians being “Israel first” and AIPAC’s unregistered foreign agent status. In July, he hosted Lt.-Col. Tony Aguilar, alleging US complicity in Gaza “war crimes” and “genocide.”

In interviews this month (August 2025), political scientist John Mearsheimer labeled Gaza events as “genocide,” and Greek-American Orthodox nun Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos criticized Israel’s treatment of Christians. Carlson questioned Christian Zionism’s role in enabling violence against Palestinians, calling it harmful. He has repeatedly highlighted US politicians’ “loyalty” to Israel over America, the decline of Christians in the Holy Land, and opposition to US funding or military involvement.

Her commentary has increasingly criticized Israel, Zionism, and US support for Israel, and she has openly shared common antisemitic tropes about what she describes as Jewish influence in media, politics, and global affairs.

Prior to 2022, Owens’s positions on Israel were not a focal point, but her mainstream conservative alignment – through Turning Point USA and pro-Trump commentary – suggested general support for Israel as a US ally. She criticized groups like Black Lives Matter (BLM) for alleged antisemitism and expressed pro-Israel sentiments in line with her Evangelical-leaning audience.

For instance, she opposed the BDS movement against Israel. Then came the Kanye West broadcast. In October 2022, Owens defended West’s antisemitic post (“death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE”), arguing it was not antisemitic, and criticizing the Anti-Defamation League for “dividing” Jews and blacks. She claimed that the ADL’s actions created more antisemitism and accused it of being a “hate group.” This drew backlash from the Zionist Organization of America; but Owens doubled down, suggesting that Jewish control over media stifled free speech. By early 2023, she promoted theories of undue Jewish influence in Hollywood.

SINCE OCT. 7 and the ensuing war, Owens has been increasingly framing Israel’s response as excessive. In November 2023, she posted against “genocide” in Gaza, stating: “No government anywhere has a right to commit a genocide, ever. There is no justification for a genocide.”

Ben Shapiro called her comments “disgraceful” and accused her of “faux sophistication.” Owens responded by quoting Matthew 6:24 (“You cannot serve both God and money”), implying that Shapiro prioritized financial interests over morality.

The feud escalated, with Owens accusing Shapiro of being influenced by “Jewish donors.” March 2024 tensions led to her departure from The Daily Wire, with Shapiro confirming they “parted ways” over her promotion of “antisemitic viewpoints.”

Owens celebrated her “freedom” and continued on independent platforms. Her rhetoric intensified in 2024, suggesting that a “sinister Jewish gang” controlled Hollywood, equating Zionism with BLM as a “scam,” and promoting the Khazar theory – claiming that modern Jews are not biblical descendants but converts from a medieval kingdom, implying no historical claim to Israel. Forget Holocaust denial, which she consistently does on X. Candace Owens even denies the Spanish Inquisition.

Just last week, she tweeted: “Media be like ‘we’re lying about what’s happening in Gaza right now, but you can totally trust that the literal demon Netanyahu’s father wrote the truth about what happened in Spain in 1492’

“Lemme guess – it was the Hamas tunnels again?” (X, Aug. 14).

In July 2024, she downplayed Holocaust atrocities, calling Josef Mengele’s experiments “bizarre propaganda” and suggesting that Nazi hatred was “indoctrination.” She also accused Israel of involvement in 9/11 and JFK’s assassination, and called the Jewish state a “safe haven for child sex abusers.”

Unfortunately, Owens and Carlson are not alone. Other media personalities with notable followings who perpetuate animosity toward Israel include Max Blumenthal (724,000 followers), Glenn Greenwald (2.6 million), Plestia Alaqad (5.2 million), and Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, who has been listed as an employee of UNRWA since 2023 and has become a media darling with 20.5 million followers. Azaiza was even named Man of the Year by GQ Middle East.

While media can garner a respectable number of “followers,” pop culture icons have tremendous influence on followers well into the multi-millions, especially among impressionable children and young people. They accumulate many more followers than the media pundits.

Celebrities originally became cause activists as far back as the 1930s when figures like actor Paul Robeson and singer Billie Holiday used their platforms to address racial injustice. In the 1950s and especially in the ’60s, the trend accelerated with the Civil Rights and anti-war movements driven by stars like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Jane Fonda, as well as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and so many more.

When asked why celebrities feel qualified to take a stand, Karys Rhea responded, “I have no idea why – they shouldn’t be. What they should do is work behind the scenes and pay their dues and earn the right to have an opinion. Don’t use their position of power as an excuse to regurgitate their political ideology to the world.” She suggests that they stay in their lane or move through a new one alongside theirs.

“People can’t differentiate between the messenger and the message,” she says. “They idolize the messenger, so they must idolize the message. Or they idolize the message [their art – i.e., music, acting, paintings, etc.], so they must idolize the messenger [the person making the art].” She calls it a “celebrity fixation,” concluding that “it’s just the politics of power – in any arena.”

Outspoken Roger Waters of Pink Floyd (“What Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza is genocide pure and simple”) is small potatoes, with his relatively meager following of 1.5 million, compared to the 91 million followers of musician/model/entrepreneur Dua Lipa (“Burning children alive can never be justified. The whole world is mobilizing to stop the Israeli genocide”).

Another notable mention is Mark Ruffalo with 10 million followers, who adorns his X feed with posts like “Israel’s actions in Gaza are a massacre. Not a defense. Ceasefire now!”

Although the Entertainment Hall of Shame could unfortunately go on forever, choices are limited here to the following two noisemakers:

Hadid shares many posts accusing Israel of “genocide” in Gaza, supporting BDS, and highlighting the “starvation crisis,” urging followers to pressure governments for a ceasefire, with minimal references to Hamas.

Her antics included staging a post-Oct. 7, five-day hunger strike in 2023 outside the White House, where she called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. She stated, “As the mother of Jewish children whose grandparents are Holocaust survivors, I have been asked by my son to use my platform to project as loudly as possible that ‘Never again’ means never again for everyone.” She demanded that then-president Joe Biden stop funding what she described as the “mass killing and starvation” of Palestinians.

This past June, she proudly shared that her son Seph Mozes, an “observant Jew,” was on a hunger strike for Gaza, along with several of his friends from the controversial organization Jewish Voice for Peace.

She has been accused of selective outrage, with critics noting her silence on Hamas’s actions, especially since she identifies as queer and has never commented about the terrorist group’s stance on LGBTQ issues.

Politicians, even prime ministers of other countries, have been working overtime to legitimize and reward the brutal terrorists who invaded Israel and murdered and stole people from their bedrooms on Oct. 7. Would they tolerate this in their own countries with their own citizens? Certainly not.

With all the time, money, and talent that Israel has thrown behind diplomacy, when you read what politicians say about Israel it makes you wonder whether any of those efforts matter.

According to Rhea, Thomas Massie – the US representative for Kentucky, a congressman she once admired for his domestic policies – has taken a hard stance against AIPAC, calling it a foreign lobby, while going soft on Iranian, Qatari, and Turkish lobbies. In a conversation she had with him, when she asked why he doesn’t focus on these other “foreign lobbies” and concentrates his animus on AIPAC, she said he clenched his fist, stiffened up, and responded with a four-letter word.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Trump-supporting congresswoman, has also been unabashedly criticizing AIPAC and even Israel directly, criticizing the tours AIPAC arranges for members of Congress. In a recent interview with Megyn Kelly, the Georgia Republican asserted that “Israel is the only country I know of that has some sort of incredible influence and control over nearly every single one of my colleagues. I don’t know how to explain it.”

Although her stance sets her apart from the Republican Party, which still mostly maintains solid support for Israel, Rhea is concerned that the political class, even senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Thomas Cotton of Arkansas, are largely ignorant about the scope and depth of the problem. “They just don’t understand Gen Z,” she explained. These are the newest voters and will be the future of America’s Republican Party.

SO MANY global leaders have spoken out against Israel lately, it is hard to believe we have any friends left in the world. Of course, we can’t expect much from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Eid al-Fitr prayer in March of 2025 beseeched, “May Allah make Zionist Israel destroyed and devastated.”

French President Emmanuel Macron challenged Israel’s legitimacy with what was perceived as a veiled threat in October 2024, reminding the world, “Mr. Netanyahu must not forget that his country was created by a decision of the UN,” and has continued beating that drum ever since. Just a few days ago on Aug. 26, Macron denied accusations of emboldening antisemitism in France through his country’s recognition of a Palestinian state. Instead he fired back that the so-called occupation of Gaza, and the forced displacement and starvation of Palestinians, would never achieve victory for Israel – and would make the Jewish state more isolated.

In a February 2024 speech, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asserted that “what is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war – it’s a genocide.” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa joined the condemnation bandwagon, as did Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who announced in May 2025, “We do not trade with a genocidal state.”

The most recent sparring has been with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who this month insisted that Netanyahu is “in denial about the consequences that are occurring for innocent people in Gaza.”

Then there are the progressive American congresswomen squad members Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who have long taken every opportunity tto accuse Israel of genocide.

But for the Hall of Shame, the selections are:

His early political activities as a student at Bowdoin College, where he co-founded the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, showcased his anti-Israel ideology. Before his political career, Mamdani released a rap song praising the “Holy Land Five,” leaders of the Holy Land Foundation – a US-based Islamic charity convicted in 2001 for funneling money to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.

His response to Oct. 7 was, “I mourn the hundreds of people killed across Israel and Palestine in the last 36 hours. Netanyahu’s declaration of war, the Israeli government’s decision to cut electricity to Gaza, and Knesset members calling for another Nakba will undoubtedly lead to more violence and suffering.... The path toward a just and lasting peace can only begin by ending the occupation and dismantling apartheid.”

Mamdani has consistently referred to Israel’s military actions in Gaza as a “genocide,” a term he used to describe Israeli military conflicts even before Oct. 7. For example, he stated that the US, through its support of Israel, is “subsidizing a genocide.” He has backpedaled his rhetoric since he announced his mayoral run, and sadly there are Jews who are drinking his Kool-Aid.

In the hallowed halls of universities, opinions are shaped for life. That may be why terrorist countries like Qatar, and countries with agendas (China and Russia), have invested billions of dollars in American universities. Qatar alone has invested more than $6.25 billion in American universities since 2001.

The very universities that champion “freedom of speech” protests that frequently target Israel as a “terrorist” country have benefited greatly from the very country that brings us the Al Jazeera Media Network, which was banned in Israel. Its investment in journalism includes the Northwestern University in Qatar, which offers undergraduate programs in journalism and communication, training future media professionals. Is it any wonder that US universities are turning out anti-Israel rhetoric?

As Rhea points out, the investments are made with the express PsyOps motive of creating political and cultural schisms. She says these are textbook strategies used by Russia, China, and Qatar. “They can’t beat the United States militarily, so they invest all their money and energy on information warfare.”

American public relations executive Ronn Torossian affirmed, “Schools like Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Michigan are beyond the pale of ever coming back. Qatar promotes the World Cup, finances movies and opulence and, on the other hand, is supporting and harboring terrorism in the Middle East and around the world.”

Follow the money, and if you’re the parent of a nice Jewish boy or girl, keep them far away from progressive universities. Do your homework before they submit their applications. Here’s what a few of the professors are teaching young minds:

Yale University American Studies Prof. Zareena Grewal shared on X on Oct 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas massacre: “Israel is a murderous genocidal settler state: Palestinians have every right to resist through armed struggle.” In an October 2024 lecture at NYU, Prof. Vasuki Nesiah stated, “Israel’s genocide is a deliberate act of colonial violence.” Prof. Tithi Battacharia of Purdue’s South Asian History Department posted on X in 2024, “Why does Israel need so many different names for what is essentially one operation? Operation Genocide.”

And if your children don’t hear it from the professors, there are always fellow students, like Columbia University student and its apartheid divest (CUAD) protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, who said in an August New York Times interview, “Zionism is a settler-colonial ideology that justifies the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, and its defenders at Columbia are complicit in genocide.”

You may want to consider home schooling your university students.

When everyone in the world carries a camera, context becomes secondary to the images being shared. With visually compelling footage that may or may not be accurate (e.g., starving children who in reality have an illness) being shared to millions of people at a time – and then reshared by their followers – the anti-Israel news makes its way around the world in literally no time.

Add to that a bias or agenda, and it becomes an uphill battle to stem the flow of misinformation and rhetoric.

The Influencer category crosses over into all the other categories. Standouts include uneducated 20-year-old YouTuber gamers like “IShowSpeed” (aka Darren Jason Watkins), whose direct quotes to his over 118 million (!) followers include “F*** Israel – Free Palestine”; and flotilla-riding climate activist Greta Thunberg, who regales her 23-million-plus followers with erudite chants like “Crush Zionism!” and pearls of wisdom like “The horrific murders of Israeli civilians by Hamas cannot in any way legitimize Israel’s ongoing war crimes.”

Better-educated pundits with agendas also exist and have developed sophisticated and impressive social media platforms.

Torossian explains: “In today’s media world, outlets like Zeteo and The Intercept are mainstream and tell the story quickly and effectively. The reality is we are outspent in huge ways, but we are also outnumbered in huge ways.” The staggering numbers of followers tell a terrifying story.

Motaz Azaiza, the Gaza-based photographer with 21.5 million followers mentioned above in the Media section, notes that “Israel’s Zionist agenda bombs civilians to maintain colonial control” (Instagram, October 1, 2024).

Cenk Uygur, an American-Turkish commentator and co-creator of The Young Turks program, with a claimed total of 27 million followers across all platforms, generating over 500 million views per month, asserts, “We can all see the genocide in Gaza with our own eyes. Yet, almost every one of the politicians in Washington is pretending that it isn’t happening. And that we should send $14b. to help Israel commit obvious war crimes because they are being oppressed by the Palestinians” (2023 Fox News article).

For our Hall of Shame, we have chosen the following social media influencers:

But the rap star doesn’t just let his lyrics do the talking – when performing in concerts, he often encourages audiences to chant “Free, free Palestine” and similar. He echoed this in a 2024 interview with Turkish public broadcaster TRT World, describing Israel’s actions as genocidal and part of a “second Nakba.”

In 2024, he founded the American Communist Party (ACP), promoting his MAGA Communism ideology. As of 2025, Hinkle reportedly resides in Moscow, citing fears of US government retribution for his support of Russia, Hezbollah, and Hamas.

The businesses that are anti-Israel are the most dangerous because they champion BDS, working hard to disrupt any trade agreements Israel has implemented over the years. They do not hesitate to speak out against the Jewish state, in spite of its outstanding and original technology, medicine, innovation, agricultural, and security solutions shared with and used by the global theater.

In June 2024, Intel reportedly dropped a $25b. investment in an Israeli factory expansion project after a prolonged BDS campaign. French insurance and investment firm AXA fully divested from all major Israeli banks after a “Stop AXA Assistance to Israeli Apartheid” campaign. Brooklinen, a United States linen retailer, relocated all bedding and home goods manufacturing in Israel. German sportswear manufacturer PUMA ended its sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association after a worldwide Boycott PUMA campaign.

Amid broad “ethical” views during the Gaza war, Storebrand, Norway’s largest private asset manager, divested $24 million in shares from US publicly traded company Palantir Technologies for providing AI and surveillance technology to Israel’s military for operations in Gaza and Judea/Samaria.

Many have called for increasing Israeli independence for everything from growing wheat and vertical farming technology to weapons manufacturing. Our trading with other countries, once viewed as crucial exchange opportunities, has morphed into a situation where Israel puts itself in danger.

Fortunately for us, in spite of the virulent attitude of its founders, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream boycott was reversed in June 2022 when Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s, sold its Israeli business interests to American Quality Products, owned by Avi Zinger, keeping Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia in supermarket freezers throughout the land.

While Ben & Jerry’s founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were high on our list, these are our inductees to the Hall of Shame:

Dershowitz cites Human Rights Watch, recipients of $100m. in 2010, and likely much more since, and JStreet, an organization that lobbies Congress against Israel, as two of Soros’ most heinous “philanthropic” favorites.

While the mandate it cites is to protect and grow Qatar’s wealth for future generations, it appears to have more than just wealth-generation as a strategy. Playing the long game, the very same state that funds Hamas terrorists and plays mediator for Israel has an obvious interest in buying its way into politics, education, and other arenas.

“The campaign to destroy Israel is the destruction of the Palestinian cause,” said Haviv Rettig Gur, respected Israeli commentator and journalist, at a symposium on behalf of MIFF (or With Israel for Peace; in Norwegian: Med Israel for fred), Nordic Europe’s large non-religious pro-Israel membership organization (during Arendalsuka, Norway’s political festival). In a YouTube broadcast posted Aug. 15 called “What the world needs need to know about Zionism,” Rettig Gur affirmed, “The use of us as a symbol of all bad things isn’t new. It’s ancient.”

He recalled an argument with a woman who was holding a map on a placard, showing Israel trying to take over the entire Middle East. Supporting the Palestinians doesn’t require you to hate Jews, he told her. She replied, “That’s not true – I saw it on social media.”

“I’m not standing there competing with one thing she saw on social media,” he explained. “I’m standing there trying to punch through a fog of 10,000 videos she has seen which totally affirm her reality.”

Unfortunately, this does not seem to be changing any time soon. PR expert Torossian isn’t feeling hopeful about world opinion and Israel’s PR prospects.

In a recent interview, he admitted to me that “as a 50-year-old Israeli American, I’m not so sure how important PR is for the world today. In Israel, we have so many priorities, so many problems – and meanwhile, the world seems to have this fallacy that PM Netanyahu is the issue.”

Policy isn’t likely to substantially change, no matter who our next prime minister and government is,” he said. “The world has just completely changed. No matter how many times we say ‘Islamic terror isn’t an Israel problem, it’s a world problem’ – they aren’t listening.”

He pointed out that Qatar spending versus Israel’s PR spending is totally different.

“Qatar has spent nearly $100b. on media and influence in the United States over many years, and they are very good at it... it goes on and on and on. They own more in England than the royal family!” Torossian said.

“And let’s ask a very simple question: How many Zionist reporters are even allowed to cover issues in the media?

Rettig Gur noted in that conversation, “These very simplistic moral cartoons running around in American progressive minds are applied to us [Israel]...

“I happen to think Israel does quite a few things wrong... I just don’t think what is seen from the outside is serious because it’s mostly ways that we run against the grain of their morality...

“And it has nothing to do with the realities that actually live here on the ground.”

“We can try to convince the world, but these days very few are listening,” Torossian continued. “So many have been indoctrinated in a way that one cannot even imagine. Want to go convince a blue-haired Columbia University journalism graduate, or a Harvard graduate that we are the good guys? TikTok serves up ads at about 77 to one against us; algorithims and AI are even programmed against us.”

TOROSSIAN SPENT the first year of the war putting his talent to use, trying to help the government and state. He worked with politicians and hostage families, including Ella Ben Ami.

“Both her parents were kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri. When I met her, as a dad, her story resonated with me so much. And yet, when she first did interviews, the media asked her about ‘occupied settlements.’

“Her dad got kidnapped in his underwear while in his home, and this reporter was sitting asking this terrified, vulnerable young woman questions about politics while her parents were being held hostage by terrorists,” he said. “Its not winnable.”

Torossian pointed to Eylon Levy as having done great work as a spokesman for Israel at the beginning of the war. “Eylon was a well-spoken, articulate voice, but it feels like a drop in the ocean. The Zionist reality in 2025 is different from even two years ago.”

He suggested that one of the best answers is to bring more Zionists to Israel. “The best thing for our public relations is to let people see the beauty and amazing things the country has.

“Showing the truth about Judea and Samaria; bringing people to the Jabotinsky Institute to explain why we believe what we do and what drives and motivates us – that may work to some degree. I don’t know what our tiny nation and tiny people can do better; we are shouting into a world of hate.

“The reality is that so many of the world’s Jewish organizations aren’t even aligned with Israel,” he asserted.

“It pains me tremendously to say this. This is the political reality of 2025: Jews are in great danger in the world today.

“Oct. 7 showed us that the things that our parents and grandparents told us about [the Holocaust] – they are real. Monsters are real,” Torossian said.

“We need to focus on Jewish education, aliyah, and friendly audiences. We have to live better.” ■