For decades, the Israeli government and pro-Israel organisations have sponsored trips for politicians, celebrities and journalists, inviting them to visit and, as they put it, tell the “real story” about Israel. In the past, those invitations largely targeted figures from Western countries. But since October 7th, there has been a noticeable shift towards African journalists and social media influencers.
The objective is clear: to shape coverage in African media and influence audiences across the continent.
The Listening Post’s Nicholas Muirhead reports on the African journalists taking part in these fully funded, tightly managed visits to Israel.
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