Accounts linked to campaign against Iranian regime promote Netanyahu

An investigation by Haaretz revealed that dozens of online accounts previously used in a campaign to promote Reza Pahlavi as an alternative to the Iranian regime are now promoting Benjamin Netanyahu and attacking his rivals ahead of the Knesset elections. An analysis by the company Expoz showed that 185 out of 1,600 accounts that participated in the Pahlavi campaign interacted with Netanyahu's accounts.

An investigation by Haaretz, based on analyses by researchers and companies specializing in digital activity monitoring, revealed that dozens of online accounts previously used in a campaign to promote Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah of Iran, as an alternative to the Iranian regime, are now republishing election clips of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and attacking his opponents, especially on the X platform. An analysis by the company Expoz showed that about 1,600 accounts participated last year in promoting Pahlavi, and 185 of them have interacted with Netanyahu's accounts since the election period officially began on July 27. Additionally, 264 accounts contributed to republishing his content. Ten accounts participated in promoting posts targeting the leader of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, including a clip in which Netanyahu claims that his rival would form a government with Yair Golan, Avigdor Lieberman, and the Arab parties, and another accusing him of opposing the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah. The accounts also promoted Netanyahu's attacks on Golan and military and security leaders.