Israeli PM's Office Hires Jewish Believer for Social Media - CBN News Julie Stahl

Hananya Naftali with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli PM's Office Hires Jewish Believer for Social Media

04-25-2018

CBN News Julie Stahl

JERUSALEM, Israel – An Israeli believer in Jesus is making headlines here after Prime Minister 

Benjamin Netanyahu's office hired him as the new deputy social media adviser for the prime minister, 

a media report said.

Hananya Naftali is a popular social media figure, advocating on behalf of Israel on Facebook, 

YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. He has been sharing on social media for several years and 

has a following of more than 310,000 on Facebook and more than 26,000 on Twitter.

But at least the Jerusalem Post is taking issue with his beliefs.

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"PM's newest adviser: A Jew who loves Jesus" is the headline in Wednesday's print edition of the 

Jerusalem Post. Later the web version headlined, "From Praising Jesus to Tweeting Bibi, PM's 

New Recruit Has Colorful Past."

In the front page article, the Post noted that Naftali's parents are both Jewish but said he had called 

himself "a Christian" in one video.

According to the article, Netanyahu's social media advisor, Topaz Luk, hired him. He described 

Naftali as "a full Jew on both sides, who respects Christians, who loves Israel and do so much 

to strengthen Israel."

Luk was quoted as saying that Naftali was a "superstar" and he would help in running 

Netanyahu's social media networks. In an interview a year ago, Naftali asked Netanyahu for 

his advice on how to defend Israel on social media.

"It's easy to advocate for the State of Israel because all you have to do is advocate the truth," 

Netanyahu said. "That's my tip: just tell the truth."

Naftali, who was an IDF soldier and fought Hamas in Operation Protective Edge – Israel's 2014 

battle in the Gaza Strip – has produced numerous videos doing just that.

From the Gaza Strip, to the Syrian border to standing against the Israel is Apartheid claim, 

Naftali details the threats and disputes the accusations against Israel.

In one of his most popular videos, "How to Boycott Israel," a friendly Naftali lists all the things 

that Israel-haters should remove Intel Pentium chips from their computers and laptops as well as 

firewall and anti-virus programs; not to use Microsoft operating systems; and not to use SMS 

messaging on the cellphone.

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Banned: Conservatives Being Silenced on Social Media - CBN News Dale Hurd

Banned: Conservatives Being Silenced on Social Media

04-02-2018

CBN News Dale Hurd

STOCKHOLM — Conservatives are feeling the heavy hand of censorship in the United States and across Western Europe. Their social media accounts are being banned, blocked and canceled on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, often over criticism of Islam or immigration. 

Popular British anti-Islamization activist Tommy Robinson had his Twitter account suspended last week after he tweeted that Islam promotes killing.

A German activist received a 6-month suspended jail sentence for calling Islam a fascist ideology. 

A 65 -year old Swedish woman faced charges for saying immigration from the third world will lead to low IQs.  She was cleared only because authorities couldn't prove it was her. 

Public Enemy No. 1: 'Hate Speech'

Two weeks ago three conservative activists were refused entry into Britain because British Border Police said, "likely to incite tensions between local communities in the United Kingdom."  One was interrogated as a terrorist and was asked if she were, a "Christian extremist." 

This is the same Border Force that allowed more than 400 former ISIS fighters to return to Britain for "reintegration." 

Authorities in Britain now seem more interested in fighting hate speech on the internet than fighting crime and are warning social media users that their comments are being monitored.

Sweden 'Moving Toward Authoritarianism'

But Sweden is taking the most aggressive approach against free speech with a proposed new law that would make it a serious offense to publish material that would embarrass the Swedish government internationally. Another law would make it harder to show that immigrants are responsible for most violent crime. 

Crime is now so bad in some parts of Sweden there has been talk of calling out the army to help the police.

But the new law would ban public use of government data that could be used to identify the ethnic origins of criminals.

"We are moving toward authoritarianism," warns Swedish blogger Johan Westerholm.

Westerholm runs a website critical of uncontrolled immigration in Sweden. He's not sure how much longer before his website is shut down.

"I will not be able to report the issues I'm reporting today. I will not be able to report on migration. If I report in a way that puts Sweden in a bad standing or bad position regarding other countries, even if what I am reporting is true, is relevant and is fact-based, that might be a criminal act, I might have to go to prison for life, for that kind of reporting."

If You Can't Fix Immigration Problems, Blame the Critics…and Call Them Names

"We call the critics [of Sweden's immigration policy] foul names and say the problem is racism, says  Iranian-born Swedish lawmaker Hanif Bali, who takes heavy criticism for his opposition to Sweden's immigration policy, even though he himself is an immigrant.

"I'm not only called 'racist;' I'm also called 'Uncle Tom;' I'm also called 'house nigger.' I've been compared with Doctor Mengele. And it’s not from average people. This is from well-established opinion journalists and politicians.’

The Swedish media helped pioneer what is now called 'doxing' – exposing the identities and addresses of people who express politically incorrect opinions online.  CBN News showed a video from 4 years ago showing a Swedish journalist going to the home of a man who posted in a right-wing forum and then publishing the video nationally. The man reportedly lost his job. 

One Swedish organization,  Näthatsgranskaren, whose name means 'internet hate surveyor' hunts down politically incorrect speech and reports people to the police. It has received funding from the Swedish government.

But Sweden's worsening crackdown on free speech will do nothing to fix any of the real problems that have created the speech in the first place.  It's as if the government thinks if it can just stop people from talking negatively about the problems, the problems will go away.

"There is not a single study about how immigration has causally affect crime in Sweden. That's absurd, I would argue, says Swedish economist Tino Sanandagi.  "The government even in the last 12 years has stopped publishing the statistics so nobody knows really what percentage of total crime last year was committed by immigrants. The numbers are collected, but not used." 

Sweden's New 'McCarthyism'

And Westerholm compares planned new laws to a new McCarthyism that will hunt down and silence criticism of immigration: "The government, through more repressive and restrictive media legislation, would be able to shut independent media voices down."

Swedes will proudly tell you that their law protecting freedom of speech is older than the United States. But freedom of speech is being crushed in Sweden and across the Western world in the name of political correctness. 

And it doesn't matter if what is being crushed is the truth. 

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SOCIAL MEDIA TO BLAME FOR GROWING ANTISEMITISM, GERMAN PRESIDENT SAYS - JPOST.COM STAFF JUNE 29, 2017

A man wearing a kippah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.. (photo credit:REUTERS)

SOCIAL MEDIA TO BLAME FOR GROWING ANTISEMITISM, GERMAN PRESIDENT SAYS

BYJPOST.COM STAFF

 

 JUNE 29, 2017 13:08

 

Addressing a crowd at a historic synagogue, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier affirms Germany's commitment to its Jews, while condemning increasing anti-Jewish sentiment.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier denounced growing antisemitism in his country on Wednesday, German newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine reported.

Speaking at the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg synagogue, the president noted that while most Germans stand against antisemitism, a growing trend of anti-Jewish hatred is being spread on social media, in part due to some Muslim immigrant groups. 

Study: 40% of Germans hold modern antisemitic views

• German study: Over 50% of Muslim refugees hold antisemitic views

"Social media often propagates the spread of hate messages and antisemitic 

provocation," he said, noting the trend is growing across Europe.

Despite this, however, Steinmeier noted that, in comparison to France, 

Germany's Jews are staying put, rather than immigrating to Israel. 

He affirmed his hope that Germany "can once again be the home of which 

the Jews were robbed."

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The president, who visited Israel during his tenure as foreign minister, was 

joined by German and Israeli notables - including Israeli ambassador 

Yaacov-David Hadas Handelsmann and Chairman Josef Shuster of the 

Central Council of Jews in Germany - for the anniversary celebration. 

Augsburg's synagogue was the only one in Bavaria, a southern German state, 

to have survived the destruction by the Nazis.

Following the discussion last week of a 300-page report on antisemitism 

in the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament, Shuster has 

called on the government to appoint a commissioner to address widespread 

antisemitism in the country. The report found that anti-Jewish sentiments 

were noted at all levels of German society, particularly on social media.