Jessica Buxbaum is a Jerusalem-based journalist for MintPress News covering Palestine, Israel, and Syria. Her work has been featured in Middle East Eye, The New Arab and Gulf News.
“我们让他们陷入了逃亡，这种情况直到现在才发生。步兵、下士、上尉等一直认为他们可以继续在欧洲和其他异国他乡度假，但他们现在不能再这样做了。” Haroon Raza，HRF
On January 5, 2025, Yuval Vagdani, an Israeli army reservist, fled Brazil while on vacation after a federal judge in the country opened a war crimes investigation into Vagdani over his alleged involvement in demolishing homes in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Brazilian judge used a legal tool called “universal jurisdiction” to pursue Vagdani.
Fueled by settler movements and messianic ideology, Israel’s advance into Syria signals a troubling push for territorial dominance.
Israel wasted no time following the abrupt collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Within hours of Assad’s fall on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces seized the buffer zone separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. They raised Israel’s flag atop Mount Hermon. More than a month later, Israeli troops remain
A groundbreaking investigation by Jessica Buxbaum reveals that when users engage with pro-Israel accounts, they may actually be interacting with AI bots, not real people, as part of an Israeli government influence strategy.
In recent months, reports have surfaced that Israel is deploying artificial intelligence not only on the battlefield in Gaza but also online, where the goal is to influence public opinion through social media bots spreading disinformation. Israel has a long history of using social media for propaganda, whether by working with tech companies to
MintPress uncovers the troubling role of US and Canadian donors in backing Israeli soldiers accused of raping and torturing Palestinian detainees, spotlighting the international reach of financial support for human rights violations.
Cuffed and blindfolded 24 hours a day. Confined to animal pens. Attacked by dogs. This is reportedly the treatment of Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman, an Israeli military base in the Naqab desert. While claims of torture and abuse at the facility began circulating in December, the Israeli military did not open an investigation into the
“像 Words of Iron 这样的网站正在吓唬其他内容创作者，让他们不敢发布有关巴勒斯坦的内容。他们正在扼杀言论自由，这就是他们的目的。”——Rosy Pirani
Hours after Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, as the Israeli government was readying for war, the Israeli tech sector was preparing for a war of its own. Entitled Israel Tech Guard, the coalition of Israeli tech employees has pulled together what it’s termed an “army” of citizen volunteers primarily to defend Israel’s image online. The
以色列初创企业利用加沙的破坏获利，利用持续的冲突向全球市场展示和销售他们的尖端军事技术。
Despite calls across college campuses demanding divestment from Israel, one sector of the Israeli economy appears to be booming. Israeli startups raised over $1 billion in funding for the second straight month in May. A number of these successful startups have participated in Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, suggesting genocide
随着舆论之争愈演愈烈，杰西卡·巴克斯鲍姆 (Jessica Buxbaum) 探索了名人、媒体公司和亲以色列组织之间复杂的联系网络。
Since Israel launched a war on Gaza in October, it’s been accused of genocide, been on trial for war crimes, and seen allies stop approving weapons shipments. Yet amid the storm of negative press and genocidal war, some organizations are attempting to shift the narrative in Israel’s favor by taking celebrities and social media influencers on
