Jessica Buxbaum

Jessica Buxbaum is a Jerusalem-based journalist for MintPress News covering Palestine, Israel, and Syria. Her work has been featured in Middle East Eye, The New Arab and Gulf News.

Alors que la FIFA se prépare pour la Coupe du Monde des Clubs 2025, les supporters exigent qu'Israël reçoive un carton rouge

Alors qu'Israël s'apprête à participer à la Coupe du monde des clubs 2025 organisée par les États-Unis, une campagne internationale croissante appelle la FIFA à suspendre Israël en raison de son génocide en cours à Gaza.

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A woman holds a symbolic red card opposing Israel’s participation, during the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Spain and Israel at El Molinon Stadium in Gijon, Spain, March 24, 2017.

As FIFA finalizes preparations for the expanded Club World Cup in the United States, football fans across the globe are demanding that Israel be shown the red card—just as Russia was barred following its invasion of Ukraine. From Glasgow to Cape Town, stadiums are echoing with calls to ban Israel over its war on Gaza—especially now, as Israel's

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Révélations : les pays de l'UE condamnant le génocide de Gaza signent secrètement des accords d'armement d'un milliard de dollars avec Israël

Les pays européens, dont l'Espagne et l'Allemagne, ont publiquement condamné la guerre d'Israël à Gaza. Mais des documents montrent qu'ils ont discrètement signé d'importants contrats d'armement avec des entreprises israéliennes pour se préparer à une éventuelle guerre avec la Russie.

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Military vehicles, including Caracal, at Rheinmetall stand during Enforce Tac 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius believe Russia could launch a full-scale attack on Europe by 2030, a fear that has prompted governments across the continent to prepare for war. As European citizens stockpile food and governments ramp up military readiness, one country sees

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État paria : les soldats israéliens menacés d'arrestations et d'interdictions de voyager dans le monde entier

« Nous les avons littéralement mis en fuite, ce qui n'était pas arrivé jusqu'à présent. Les fantassins, les caporaux, les capitaines, etc. pensaient toujours qu'ils pouvaient continuer à passer leurs vacances en Europe et dans d'autres endroits exotiques, mais ils ne peuvent plus le faire », a déclaré Haroon Raza, HRF.

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On January 5, 2025, Yuval Vagdani, an Israeli army reservist, fled Brazil while on vacation after a federal judge in the country opened a war crimes investigation into Vagdani over his alleged involvement in demolishing homes in the besieged Gaza Strip. The Brazilian judge used a legal tool called “universal jurisdiction” to pursue Vagdani.

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Israel Isn’t Leaving Syria: Settlement Plans Signal a Permanent Land Grab

Fueled by settler movements and messianic ideology, Israel’s advance into Syria signals a troubling push for territorial dominance.

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Syria Israel Feature photo

Israel wasted no time following the abrupt collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Within hours of Assad’s fall on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces seized the buffer zone separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. They raised Israel’s flag atop Mount Hermon. More than a month later, Israeli troops remain

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Are You Debating a Bot? Investigation Reveals Israel’s AI Bots Argue With Online Critics

A groundbreaking investigation by Jessica Buxbaum reveals that when users engage with pro-Israel accounts, they may actually be interacting with AI bots, not real people, as part of an Israeli government influence strategy.

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Israel AI Bots Feature photo

In recent months, reports have surfaced that Israel is deploying artificial intelligence not only on the battlefield in Gaza but also online, where the goal is to influence public opinion through social media bots spreading disinformation. Israel has a long history of using social media for propaganda, whether by working with tech companies to

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Exposed: The US and Canadian Funding Behind Israeli Soldiers Accused of Rape

MintPress uncovers the troubling role of US and Canadian donors in backing Israeli soldiers accused of raping and torturing Palestinian detainees, spotlighting the international reach of financial support for human rights violations.

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Israeli Soldiers Rape Donors Feature photo

Cuffed and blindfolded 24 hours a day. Confined to animal pens. Attacked by dogs. This is reportedly the treatment of Palestinian detainees at Sde Teiman, an Israeli military base in the Naqab desert. While claims of torture and abuse at the facility began circulating in December, the Israeli military did not open an investigation into the

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La liberté d'expression sous le feu des critiques : comment la garde technologique israélienne tue la liberté d'expression en ligne

"Des sites comme Words of Iron dissuadent les autres créateurs de contenu de publier des articles sur la Palestine. Ils paralysent la liberté d'expression, et c'est ce qu'ils visent à faire." – Rosy Pirani

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Israel Free Speech Online Feature photo

Hours after Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, as the Israeli government was readying for war, the Israeli tech sector was preparing for a war of its own. Entitled Israel Tech Guard, the coalition of Israeli tech employees has pulled together what it’s termed an “army” of citizen volunteers primarily to defend Israel’s image online. The

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