Global InformationAbu Ali Express information
Type of site | News, Propaganda, Psychological warfare operation |
|---|---|
| Available in | Hebrew, English |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Founder(s) | Gilad Cohen |
| Editor | Gilad Cohen |
| URL | abualiexpress |
| Users | over 381,000 |
Abu Ali Express (In Hebrew אבו עלי אקספרס) is an Israeli channel that covers Arab affairs on social media, including Telegram and Twitter, as well as on its own website.[1] In spite of its Arabic pseudonym, the page was created by Israeli citizen Gilad Cohen,[2] who in 2018, about two years after the creation of the channel, was hired by the Israel Defense Forces[3] to be a consultant on the subject of psychological warfare at Social media.[4][5][3][6] After Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed that the channel operator was working for the IDF, the publication of Cohen's name was initially banned by a censorship decision of Israel's military justice, on the grounds that Cohen had access to sensitive information and performed a sensitive role.[6] A few weeks later, however, at 2022, the IDF changed its position, claiming that Cohen had never been exposed to any classified information, and the censorship on his name was lifted. Also, the IDF stopped working with Cohen.[6]
As of September 2022, it was the Telegram channel with the most views per post in Israel.[7] Stories first published by Abu Ali Express have been often reproduced in the mainstream Israeli media, including in Maariv,[8] Globes,[9] Ynet,[10] Arutz Sheva,[11] as well as on Israeli television.[12][13]
- ^ אבו עלי אקספרס - חדשות, מבזקים ופרשנות על העולם הערבי [Abu Ali Express - News, flash and commentary on the Arab world]. Abu Ali Express (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ קובוביץ [Kubovich], יניב [Yaniv] (2022-02-21). צה"ל סיים את העסקתו של מנהל ערוץ הטלגרם שהכפיש עיתונאים ונבחרי ציבור [The IDF terminated the employment of the director of the Telegram channel who defamed journalists and elected officials]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b "Israel Must Investigate Its Army's Social Media Psyops". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Kubovich, Yaniv (18 August 2021). "Israeli Army Employs Popular Blogger for Psyops on Social Media". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Silverstein, Richard (2021-08-20). "BREAKING: IDF Psy Ops Operation, Abu Ali Express, Run by Gilad Cohen". Tikun Olam תיקון עולם. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ a b c "צה"ל סיים את העסקתו של מנהל ערוץ הטלגרם שהכפיש עיתונאים ונבחרי ציבור". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ telemetrio.io. "Popular channels by Israel". telemetr.io. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ רם [Ram], טל לב [Tal Lev] (2020-07-27). חיזבאללה מכחישים: לא הייתה כוונה לתקוף את ישראל - תגובה תגיע בהמשך [Hezbollah denies: there was no intention to attack Israel - a response will come later]. Maariv. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ ברקוביץ' [Berkovich], אורי [Uri] (2020-07-06). האם התעשייה מוגנת מפני מתקפות סייבר? "בחלק מהמפעלים לא מבינים למה זה קשור אליהם" [Is the industry protected from cyber attacks? "In some factories they don't understand why it has to do with them"]. Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ אברהמי [Abrahami], זאב [Zev] (2022-02-28). "לא נשאיר אף אחד מאחור": יממה עם מחלצי הישראלים באוקראינה ["We will not leave anyone behind": a day with the Israeli rescuers in Ukraine]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ פייגלין [Feiglin], אריאל [Ariel] (2020-10-13). חמשת ערוצי הטלגרם שאתם צריכים להכיר [The five Telegram channels you need to know]. Channel 7 (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Hebrew: דבורי, romanized: Debori, Hebrew: ניר, romanized: Nir (2018-05-23). דאע"ש מאשים: "ישראל תוקפת בסיני" [ISIS accuses: "Israel attacks in Sinai"]. N12. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ אבו עלי אקספרס [Abu Ali Express]. Telegram. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
Hebrew: ניר דבורי היקר וצוות חדשות 2, אני מודה לכם מקרב לב על המעקב כאן בערוץ. זה לא בושה לתת קרדיט גם אם אתם חדשות 2 הגדולים. או שתמיד שמורה לכם הזכות למצוא את המידע באופן עצמאי במקום להעתיק..., lit. 'Dear Nir Davori and the News 2 team, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for following here on the channel. It is not a shame to give credit even if you are the big 2 news. Or you always reserve the right to find the information independently instead of copying...'