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Israel publishes top ten anti-Semitic influencers list

RT News · · 307 words · By Russia Today
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has published its list of top ten “anti-Semite and anti-Zionist” influencers for 2025.”
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Multiple web search results report that Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism published a ranking of the 10 most influential antisemitic figures in 2025. The specific details regarding the 'top ten' list and the year 2025 are consistent across the search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections in Lebanon are scheduled for 2028 to elect all 128 members of the Lebanese Parliament. The elections were originally scheduled for May 2026, but were postponed by Parliament for two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Lebanese_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasbara (Hebrew: הַסְבָּרָה) is the public diplomacy of Israel. It includes mass communication, as well as individual interaction with foreign nationals through social and traditional media, and cultu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbara
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs (Hebrew: משרד התפוצות והמאבק באנטישמיות, romanized: Misrad HaTfutzot VeHaMa'avak BaAntishimiut) is a government ministry in Israel. As a ministerial post in the Israel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Diaspora_Affairs_a…
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“Six of the ten “influencers” are based in the US, including American conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, far-right activist Nick Fuentes, and commentator Candace Owens.”
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One web search result explicitly states that 'Six of the ten “influencers” are based in the US, including American conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, far-right activist Nick Fuentes, and commentator Candace Owens,' directly supporting the claim. The individual profiles for Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, and Candace Owens are also present in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American far-right political commentator and live streamer. He hosts America First, a program that researchers, journalists, and civil rights organ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fuentes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Secret Invasion is an American television miniseries created by Kyle Bradstreet for the streaming service Disney+, based on the 2008 Marvel Comics storyline "Secret Invasion". It is the ninth televisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Invasion_(miniseries)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political activist and commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson
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“Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who became a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause in recent years, earned the number two spot, while US influencer Dan Bilzarian took the top spot.”
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A web search result directly corroborates the claim, stating: 'Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who became a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause in recent years, earned the number two spot, while US influencer Dan Bilzarian took the top spot.'
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, Thunberg twice joined a humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, which drew international attention and political controversy. Thunberg has been credited with sparking the "Greta effec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg
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web search NEUTRAL — Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who became a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause in recent years, earned the number two spot, while US influencer Dan Bilzarian took the top spot.
https://www.rt.com/news/638549-israel-list-top-antisemite-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick interviews Dan Bilzerian, a professional poker player and entrepreneur known for his lavish lifestyle and huge social media following.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTQmJt86h9I
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“In a report on Tuesday, the ministry defined the ten individuals as people without formal political or governmental positions, but who have a significant following.”
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The claim regarding the definition of the ten individuals (no formal political/governmental positions but significant following) is not independently corroborated by multiple sources. The information appears to be derived from the context provided in the web search results concerning the list.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apartheid is an Afrikaans [23] word meaning "separateness", or "the state of being apart", literally "apart-ness" or apart - hood " (from the Afrikaans suffix -heid). [24][25] Its first recorded use w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
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web search NEUTRAL — International and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) reported police summoned approximately 10 individuals, including clerics, in the days leading up to and following the August Ashura commemo…
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/religious-freedom-in-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — The medical care available to them was primitive or nonexistent. Families often were separated because people were divided into work brigades according to age and sex and sent to different parts of th…
https://www.countrystudies.us/cambodia/29.htm
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“Positions in the list were decided by the level of influence and “risk,” based on frequency of statements which the Israeli ministry considered to be anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli.”
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One web search result confirms that the report identified 'anti-Semitic' influencers based on 'reach and risk,' which aligns with the claim's description of the criteria being influence level and 'risk' based on statements deemed anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli.
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web search NEUTRAL — An Israeli government report has identified “anti-Semitic” influencers based on reach and risk, including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.
https://www.rt.com/news/638549-israel-list-top-antisemite-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — The IHRA is the only intergovernmental organization mandated to focus solely on Holocaust-related issues. With evidence that the scourge of antisemitism was once again on the rise, we resolved to take…
https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitio…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a statement issued on their outlets, the terrorist group deemed Israeli PM Netanyahu a “terrorist,” and claimed the statement is “an important step forward.”
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-854692
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“The US perception of Israel, which has been slipping for years on the backdrop of the Gaza conflict, has worsened since the launch of the war on Iran in late February, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll.”
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While the evidence confirms that the war in Iran has impacted Israel's political support in the US, the claim specifies the worsening occurred *since the launch of the war on Iran in late February*. The web search results confirm a general decline in favorability due to the war, but do not pinpoint the exact causal trigger as the 'launch of the war on Iran in late February' as the sole or definitive turning point cited by the Pew poll itself.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The degree of religiosity in the population of the United States can be compared to that in other countries and compared state-by-state, based on individual self-assessment and polling data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate that an overwhelming majority of Americans believ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2020 according to a 2025 Pew Research Center report. The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_by_country
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“Some 60% of American adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% last year, the survey said.”
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Multiple web search results report figures consistent with the claim: one states '60% of U.S. adults now hold an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% a year ago,' and another mentions '60% of Americans view Israel unfavorably, up from 53% a year ago.' This is confirmed by multiple independent reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli Americans (Hebrew: אָמֵרִיקָאִים יִשׂרָאֵליִם, romanized: Ameriqaim Yiśraʾelim) are Americans who are of full or partial Israeli descent. The Israeli-American community, while predominantly Je…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center political typology (formerly the Times Mirror typology) is a political spectrum model developed by the Pew Research Center. It defines a series of voter profiles that identify …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew_Research_Center_political_…
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““The Israeli government is actually inflicting huge damage to the Jewish people” by presenting itself as their representative, British-Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan – who was number five on the Israeli ministry’s list – told RT.”
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The specific quote and context—Abdel Bari Atwan stating to RT that the Israeli government is inflicting huge damage on the Jewish people by presenting itself as their representative—is reported in a single web search result. While Atwan's background is established, the direct quote attribution is limited to this source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdel Bari Atwan is a Palestinian-born British journalist and the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, an Arab world digital news and opinion website. Previously he was the editor-in-chief of the London-ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Bari_Atwan
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdel Bari Atwan. Abdel Bari Atwan is the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, Arabic Independent newspaper. The established author, broadcaster and former editor of al-Quds al-Arabi was born in a refugee …
https://thealtworld.com/abdel_bari_atwan/will-the-strait-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The American people are not being told why Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. The real reason they wanted a ceasefire was because they were getting systematically pulverized and needed to stop th…
https://www.globalresearch.ca/heres-proof-that-israel-lost-t…
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““The Jews now are suffering because of the Israeli massacres, genocide in Gaza.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support or contradict the specific statement attributed to Abdel Bari Atwan regarding Jews suffering due to Israeli massacres and genocide in Gaza.
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“Atwan, who is the editor-in-chief of the UK-based Arabic language newspaper Rai Al-Youm, argued that he could not be an anti-Semite, as a Semite himself who preaches coexistence with Jews.”
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The details regarding Atwan's argument—that he could not be anti-Semitic because he is a Semite who preaches coexistence with Jews—are not independently corroborated across multiple sources. The evidence only establishes his professional background.
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““We are anti-Israeli wars against Lebanon, against Iran, against Yemen, against Gaza,” he said.”
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““Israel is not above criticism. So to accuse anybody who is criticizing Israel of anti-Semitism is actually very, very frightening.””
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