Ahead of the statement given by Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, about being “overwhelmed” by the unprecedented response he has received from the country, Indians have become an active part of the Israeli propaganda team all across social media.
In his interview to The Economic Times, Gilon stated that with this kind of support from Indians, he believes “he could have another IDF with the (Indian) volunteers” because everyone is calling him to offer help. He goes on to elaborate that “the closeness India and Israel has is understandable but cannot be explained, It’s something very unique.”
The Ambassador also posted messages of solidarity by spectators in the Pak vs India match and as recently as some hours ago posted about Hamas being the culprit behind the bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital. Indian media quotes him as their official resource as Gilon retweets journalists and media houses propagating the false narrative.
#BREAKING: Israel’s Ambassador to India @NaorGilon confirms that Gaza hospital was hit by a misfired rocket by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group killing civilians. Asks Hamas to release the Israeli and foreign hostages and not act as cowards hiding inside tunnels. pic.twitter.com/HeO4lQ3JHT
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 18, 2023
There are a number of accounts on social media titled Indians for Israel or India stands with Israel. Added to that are fake accounts posing as Palestinians, even Al Jazeera reporters (Farida Khan) spreading Anti-Hamas and Pro-Israeli narrative. A number of tweets were found and reported to have similar content.
🚨🚨🚨 ALERT 🚨🚨🚨
— jibby ☪️🍁 (@Jibby131208) October 17, 2023
INDIANS ARE MAKING FAKE ACCOUNTS ACTING AS PEOPLE IN GAZA, GIVING FALSE INFORMATION AND DOING ISRAELI PROPAGANDA
Please beware of any tweet of “someone in Gaza”, there is a high chance it is an Indian who is perhaps doing paid/unpaid propaganda https://t.co/zrhGky0yZN pic.twitter.com/7FPnmZlPFM
Al-Jazeera has reported about the virality of disinformation caused by the blue-ticked accounts terming them “disinfluencers” with budding Islamophobic conspiracy theories. The article takes a closer look at the “BJP IT Cell” to which most Islamopobic content and trolling is likely to be attributed to.
Author and Journalist Marc Owen Jonas has revealed many instances of fake-news including a video circulating on social media, mostly shared by Indians, gaining millions of impressions and retweets about girls becoming sex-slaves for Hamas. A closer look shows them to be happily chatting and using phones.
This video claiming to show Israeli girls taken as sex slaves by Hamas has gone viral with thousands of retweets. There is zero context, they look like they're happy chatting on their phones. And even if in Palestine looks like Jerusalem. Lots of Indian accounts sharing it pic.twitter.com/kHtBmuuH4L
— Marc Owen Jones (@marcowenjones) October 9, 2023
However, there are some voices of dissent too, which get rebuked but stand tall in their stance. Ravi Nair, an esteemed journalist, not just voiced his opinion on India’s growing inclination towards right-wing but also exposed the original supporters of Zionism.
In one of his tweets he said, “Hello, Israel, we Indians don’t support right-wing criminals whether Zionists or Hindutavaadis.”
Hello @Israel, we Indians don't support right-wing criminals, whether Zionists or Hindutvavaadis.
— Ravi Nair (@t_d_h_nair) October 17, 2023
It is the right-wing criminals of India supporting you.
This is a clarification from a citizen of India. https://t.co/bVkmoirUtI
To which he got hate from American Hindu Republican Renee Lynn in these words, “If you want to support Terrorists because you are brainwashed and want to shout Allahu Akbar then go away. You are not the majority in India”.
You idiot, India stands with Israel, even Modi. If you want to support Terrorists because you are brainwashed and want to shout Allahu Akbar then go away. You are not the majority in India. Go tend your goats.! bakrichod chutia..!! https://t.co/MJ4C95KEX0
— Renee Lynn (@Voice_For_India) October 18, 2023
Pratik Sinha associated with ALT News, a credible fact checker resource has said, “With India now exporting its disinformation actors in the Indian mainstream media and on social media in support of Israel, hopefully the world will now realise how the Indian right-wing has made India the disinformation capital of the world”.
With India now exporting its disinformation actors in the Indian mainstream media and on social media in support of Israel, hopefully the world will now realise how the Indian right-wing has made India the disinformation capital of the world. The disinformation originating from…
— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) October 12, 2023