Publications

In the digital era, social media have gained widespread popularity and become an important element of human culture. These platforms constitute a modern town square – a space for public discourse, where information and ideas flow rapidly. This article discusses the point where social media, as arenas for social and cultural conflict, intersect with strategic campaigns for cognitive impact, by examining the Korean pop community – also known as K-Pop – which connects people based on a musical genre and creates a cultural identity...

Social media, which enhance interpersonal connections and champion freedom of speech, also embody negative elements that can heighten alienation and polarization in society, and even threaten national security and national resilience. Professional bots and trolls deepen existing social rifts and weaken the resilience of Israeli society. A timely example is the online cognitive campaign waged regarding the war in Ukraine. In Israel, however, there is insufficient attention to this phenomenon. The question arises, therefore, why have...

The Central Elections Committee in Israel and relevant security agencies are poised to combat cyber threats to the election campaign. In a recent report, the State Comptroller asserted that there were deficiencies in preparations for handling cyber threats in the context of the upcoming elections. Publication of the report was followed by public discussion of the threats to the election process and the response to them. The State Comptroller focuses on technological disruption of the election process, and the report ignores possible...