Itamar Benzaquen

Itamar Benzaquen is a reporter for The Seventh Eye.

Recent Articles

Young Jews from around the world celebrate 10 years of the Birthright program at an event held at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem, May 12, 2010. (Dudi Vaknin/Flash90)

The new hasbara campaign Israel doesn’t want you to know about

Losing the war for public opinion abroad, Israel is relaunching a heavily-funded plan to disguise its own propaganda behind the façade of 'foreign agents.'

By Itamar Benzaquen and The Seventh Eye January 25, 2022

Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan speaks at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, November 21, 2018.
(Miriam Alster /Flash90)

Jerusalem Post took government money to publish anti-BDS special

The Strategic Affairs Ministry's funding of a Jerusalem Post supplement is part of a government-led campaign targeting the Palestinian rights movement.

By Itamar Benzaquen and The Seventh Eye October 4, 2020

A composite image showing fake testimonies in support of Benjamin Netanyahu, posted on Facebook. (Courtesy of The Seventh Eye

‘Leftists for Bibi’? Deepfake pro-Netanyahu propaganda exposed

According to a series of Facebook posts, the Israeli prime minister is winning over left-wing followers — except that none of the people in question exist.

By Itamar Benzaquen and The Seventh Eye August 12, 2020

Gilad Erdan, then Minister of Strategic Affairs, speaks during an international press conference, Bnei Brak, February 3, 2019. (Flash90)

Israeli ministry paying for anti-BDS propaganda in major news outlets

The Strategic Affairs Ministry, which is leading the international campaign against BDS, is buying space in mainstream Israeli newspapers to promote its messages under the guise of published articles.

By Itamar Benzaquen and The Seventh Eye January 14, 2020