Abu Ali Express (In Hebrew אבו עלי אקספרס) is an influential Israeli channel which covers Arab affairs on social media, including Telegram and Twitter, as well as on its own website. In spite of its Arabic pseudonym, the page was created by Israeli citizen Gilad Cohen, in 2018, About two years after the creation of the channel, Cohen was hired by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to run the channel as a psychological warfare tool. After Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed that the channel operator was working for the IDF, the publication of Cohen's name was initially banned by a censorship decision of Israel's military justice, on the grounds that Cohen had access to sensitive information and performed a sensitive role. A few weeks later, however, the IDF changed its position, claiming that Cohen had never been exposed to any classified information, and the censorship on his name was lifted. More information...
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