James Spiro

Journalist and Founder of The Spiro Circle | Seen on @Forbes | Formerly @Calcalistech | Written work: @JNS_org, @TimesofIsrael | TV: @i24News_EN, @ILTVNews

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🇮🇱🗳️ As Israel heads to the polls for the first time since October 7, the Shin Bet, social media platforms, and independent researchers are working to expose influence operations and protect election systems.

Read my @JNS_org feature here:

https://t.co/XF3pXSmFtE

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How Israel is using technology to guard its election

https://t.co/vjPVnyUf1s

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Polls have opened in Israel’s election, the first since October 7, 2023.

Most polling stations close at 10 p.m. today; some have shorter hours.

Check your assigned station: https://t.co/dXpRikpDqN

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Here’s an example of Israel’s disclosure requirement for election campaigning featuring digitally created or altered people.

Note the AI label in the corner… and Ben-Gvir dressed as a crocodile.

I explain: https://t.co/XF3pXSndjc

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The final campaign ad from Israel’s Yashar! party, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is seeking to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.

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Researchers tracked an Islamist influence network known as “Isnad” on X, described as a volunteer-based group identified with the Muslim Brotherhood and led by an Egyptian opposition activist operating from Turkey.

150 Hebrew-writing personas on X were also identified, tied to Iran through location data or use of the Iranian version of the app.

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Researchers tracked an Islamist influence network known as “Isnad” on X, described as a volunteer-based group identified with the Muslim Brotherhood and led by an Egyptian opposition activist operating from Turkey.

150 Hebrew-writing personas on X were also identified, tied to Iran through location data or use of the Iranian version of the app.

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🇮🇱🗳️ As Israel heads to the polls for the first time since October 7, the Shin Bet, social media platforms, and independent researchers are working to expose influence operations and protect election systems.

Read my @JNS_org feature here:

https://t.co/XF3pXSmFtE

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Israelis will vote using paper ballots. But the electoral process relies on digital systems, and voters naturally absorb political information online.

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Trump denies discussing another endorsement with Netanyahu, telling reporters: “I never spoke to him about it.” His response follows reporting that Netanyahu’s office pressed the White House for renewed support before Israel’s election.

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🇮🇱🗳️ Israeli election news: Ofer Winter’s party says candidates and campaign staff were blocked from WhatsApp, alleging a coordinated attack. It says replacement phones restored operations. The cause and perpetrators remain unverified.
https://t.co/xrFtV7pPh9

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FINALLY: You Can See Everything will premiere in theaters in Israel next month, according to Forum Film.

The official distributor of Sony Pictures recently bought the international rights for the A24 film.

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🇮🇱 One day before Israel’s election: Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel had NO intention of initiating an attack on Iran before Tuesday.

It comes amid a rift between the political and military leadership and an escalating campaign dispute.
https://t.co/lyPfcu3jrA

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Time’s list also features products from some of the world’s largest technology companies: Apple’s iPhone Duo, Nvidia’s NemoClaw, Meta’s Omnilingual ASR and Google’s SynthID.

Each company has significant operations in Israel. Apple recruits engineers there, Meta has identified Tel Aviv as a major regional AI research hub, Google operates a research center in Israel, and Nvidia’s acquisition of Mellanox gave it a substantial Israeli engineering base.
https://t.co/SSlSp1EHc5

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Time’s 2026 list captures two ways Startup Nation reaches a global audience:

- Through Israeli-linked companies building products under their own names.
- Through the R&D teams that multinational companies have established or acquired in Israel.

I review all 100 companies and identify Israeli presence or technological lineage in some of 2026's greatest inventions.

My latest for @JNS_org >>
https://t.co/3JnQu2Vxqs

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🇮🇱🗳️ Two days before Israel’s election:

Democrats leader Yair Golan is receiving state-funded security under Shin Bet responsibility following his party’s petitions for protection.
https://t.co/NN3CrINRPn

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🇮🇱 Election week in Israel has started:

Yesterday, thousands rallied at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square demanding a state inquiry into October 7.

Opposition leaders joined survivors and families
https://t.co/X5nPmDmE4k

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Labour’s 1997 landslide

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What is the oldest political news story you can remember? For me it's Joe Biden being selected as Obama's VP.

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NEW: Israeli cybersecurity firms raised about $4.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, roughly 39% of all Israeli tech funding.

Not only is the slice of the pie sizable, but companies and investors are noting that money is increasingly flowing to address one industry pain point: securing artificial intelligence.

Read exclusively in @JNS_org >> https://t.co/dL0EfTC98u

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🇮🇱🗳️🇺🇸 With Israel and the US both heading to the polls soon, voters are still wondering if they can trust the process.

Earlier this year, I spoke with Shai Bargil, co-founder and CEO of @Sequent_Tech, an Israeli-founded company developing cryptographic, open-source voting technology.

We discuss:

- Differences in paper ballots and digital voting
- Voter ID laws
- How election accessibility can introduce new challenges

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PREVIEW: We judge the past with information people didn’t have at the time.

In my next conversation, I explore the “fog of life” and ask whether Community Notes and corrections on social media and podcasts should become standard.

Full episode and (returning) guest reveal coming soon.

Subscribe now to see when it drops.

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