The report conflates criticism with anti-Jewish sentiment, British-Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, number five on the roster, has told RT<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has published its list of top ten \u201canti-Semite and anti-Zionist\u201d influencers for 2025.
\nSix of the ten \u201cinfluencers\u201d are based in the US, including American conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, far-right activist Nick Fuentes, and commentator Candace Owens. 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.
\nIn a report on Tuesday, the ministry defined the ten individuals as people without formal political or governmental positions, but who have a significant following. Positions in the list were decided by the level of influence and \u201crisk,\u201d based on frequency of statements which the Israeli ministry considered to be anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli.
\nThe 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. Some 60% of American adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% last year, the survey said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Israeli government is actually inflicting huge damage to the Jewish people\u201d by presenting itself as their representative, British-Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan \u2013 who was number five on the Israeli ministry\u2019s list \u2013 told RT. \u201cThe Jews now are suffering because of the Israeli massacres, genocide in Gaza.\u201d
\nAtwan, 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.
\n\u201cWe are anti-Israeli wars against Lebanon, against Iran, against Yemen, against Gaza,\u201d he said. \u201cIsrael is not above criticism. So to accuse anybody who is criticizing Israel of anti-Semitism is actually very, very frightening.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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