Israeli-media coverage mentioning Facebook, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
British Woman Faces Murder Charge in Dubai After Trip With Man She Met Online
Brooke George, a 23-year-old from Kent, was arrested in Dubai after a man she met on Facebook died in an alleged stabbing. Her family and Detained in Dubai say she acted in self-d…
Widow of fallen tank commander mourns his crew in emotional Facebook post
Ariel, the widow of Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Shimchon, posted a moving tribute to the tank crew killed with him in the tank disaster. She thanked the soldiers for protecting her h…
How AI Chats Can Shape, Extract and Manipulate Our Thinking
The article says generative AI has become a powerful surveillance and influence system that can infer private traits, shape mood and weaken human choice. It cites Anthropic restri…
Meta Reportedly Building a Prediction-Market App to Challenge Polymarket
Meta is reportedly developing Arena, a prediction-market app that would compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. The product could let users bet on elections, politics, sports and ente…
Sister of slain medic accuses Netanyahu of bargaining over her death
Haviva Man, the sister of murdered paramedic Amit Man, accused Benjamin Netanyahu of using her sister's death in a political deal with ultra-Orthodox parties. In a Facebook post…
Users Report Facebook and Instagram Outages in Israel
Users in Israel reported outages on Facebook and Instagram. Downdetector showed most Facebook complaints involved the app and website, while Instagram reports mostly concerned the…
Long-distance effort in Madagascar secures Jewish burial for elderly man
Rabbi Nimrod Zuta of Chabad in Madagascar helped secure a Jewish burial for an elderly Jewish man who died on the island. The case began with Facebook outreach from a relative in…
Meta to Invest $900 Million in Indian Fintech CRED, Taps Founder to Run WhatsApp
Meta is investing $900 million in India’s CRED and will make founder Kunal Shah the next head of WhatsApp. Shah will replace Will Cathcart, who will stay at Meta to work on AI-dri…
Why Pickled Vegetables Became a Trump Cabinet Diet Trend, and How Healthy They Really Are
A Trump administration food trend built around fermented vegetables has spread to several top officials. Dr. Maya Rozman explains the difference between true fermentation and vine…
Cherry picking season in the Golan Heights is nearing its end
Cherry-picking season in the Golan Heights is underway but ending soon, with southern sites likely closing after this weekend. The report highlights Mishk Malul in Moshav Sha’al…
Court Orders Right-Wing Influencer to Pay Israel Ziv for Defamation
The Kfar Saba Magistrate’s Court ruled for retired Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv in a defamation suit against influencer Eliran Abraham Dehan. Dehan was ordered to pay 160,000 shekels in d…
Light Aircraft Crashes in Poland After Landing Gear Fails, Pilot Survives
A light aircraft crashed in Poland after a technical failure kept its landing gear from opening. The pilot survived and was reported in stable condition after being rescued from t…
The Small Holes in Your Shirt May Be Caused by a Jeans Button
A man asked online why his T-shirts kept developing small holes near the waist. The article says the most likely cause is friction from a jeans button against hard surfaces, and o…
Defense Tech Giant Anduril Eyes Israel Expansion and Local Hiring
Anduril is exploring an Israeli office, local hiring, and possibly development activity, after meetings with defense startup candidates and Israeli firms. The U.S. defense startup…
Passenger Spits on Female Soldiers on Northbound Train, Muttering Threats and Insults
A woman on a northbound train spat on three female soldiers after threatening and insulting them. One soldier filed a complaint, and her mother posted video of the confrontation o…
Yiddish Lives On in Episode 12 of “Oiber Chochmes”
Episode 12 of “Oiber Chochmes,” hosted by Ariel Shraper, presents Yiddish as a living source of Jewish humor and wisdom. It shares example sayings, promotes a Facebook group for i…
Friend Pays Tribute to Fallen IDF Battalion Commander After Deadly South Lebanon Battle
Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Shimon, commander of Battalion 52, was killed last weekend in southern Lebanon at age 32 when a suspicious object hit his tank. His childhood friend Paz B…
Beloved Bulgarian Jaffa restaurant Monka to close after 78 years
Monka, the historic Bulgarian restaurant in Jaffa, will close at the end of June after 78 years. Known for kebabs and shakmbe chorba, it was a landmark for Jaffa’s Bulgarian commu…
WhatsApp Tests Green Online Dot in Beta to Show Who Is Active
WhatsApp has started testing an Android beta feature that shows a green dot on profile photos for contacts who are online. The company says privacy settings will still apply, and…
Israel Asked Meta to Remove Pro-Iran and Anti-Israel Posts During the War
The Intercept reported that Israel asked Meta to remove pro-Iran, anti-Israel, and missile-related posts during the war. Some requests were made through the State Attorney's cyber…
Tel Aviv Woman Says She Was Attacked in Broad Daylight, and Another Possible Victim Emerged
A Tel Aviv woman says a stranger attacked her Thursday morning on her way to work and knocked her to the ground. After security footage was shared online, residents allegedly iden…
Stunning wildlife portraits showcase Israel’s nature photographers
The Israel Nature Photography Association published a gallery of wildlife portraits in its Facebook group. The nonprofit says it was created to advance nature photography, environ…
Meta adds live-shopping tools to Facebook and Instagram
Meta is rolling out live-shopping tools on Facebook and Instagram that let businesses sell products directly from livestreams. The company is also expanding affiliate monetization…
Caliber App Connects Israelis With Vetted Tradespeople and Service Businesses
Caliber, founded by Binyahu Gamarsani and Maor Ben Yaakov, is an Israeli app that matches customers with available service professionals and businesses. The company says it offers…
Israeli ministry says Iran is running a fake-news bot network to sow panic online
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry says Iran is using AI-driven fake accounts to flood Israeli social media with falsehoods and panic. The report says the network expanded during…
Meta Admits Morale Is at a Two-Decade Low and Looks to Snacks for Relief
Meta executives say employee morale has slumped to near a 20-year low amid layoffs, restructurings, and the company’s AI push. The company is responding with promises of more tran…
Antwerp Jewish community drops interfaith project after reporter's past posts surface
The Jewish community in Antwerp first agreed in principle to an interfaith project after being approached by Belgian journalist Gdija Akok. It later отказed to participate when ol…
Indiana Mother Killed After Shielding Son in Facebook Marketplace Robbery
Jean Gragg, 40, was shot and killed in Indiana after shielding her teenage son during a Facebook Marketplace watch sale. Police say 18-year-old John Ford pulled a gun, was arreste…
How an Israeli startup shifted from content moderation to AI safety
ActiveFence, the Israeli startup founded in 2018, began as a content-moderation company and has since pivoted into AI safety. After ChatGPT’s launch, it started helping companies…
Meta rolls out new AI search and editing tools on Facebook
Meta introduced new AI tools on Facebook, including AI Mode search, video and photo editing features, and image presets. The company also tied the rollout to its new Muse Spark mo…
Shai Avivi and Michal Libedinsky Launch a Couples Workshop on Sexual Connection
Shai Avivi and Michal Libedinsky are launching a couples workshop on sexual intimacy after separating and later reconciling. Libedinsky said the breakup pushed both of them into p…
Britain Moves to Ban Under-16s From Major Social Media Platforms
Britain plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms under new legislation due by the end of 2026 and enforced from spring 2027. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the m…
Cornell Student Rejects Job Interview With Antisemitic Message to Jewish Founders
Austin Franco, a 19-year-old Cornell student, allegedly rejected a summer internship interview with an overtly antisemitic message to the Jewish founders of VryfID. After the foun…
Director Repeats Abuse Claims Against Val Kilmer on 2008 Set
Director Adam Marcus has repeated explosive allegations that Val Kilmer behaved violently, sexually harassed women, and arrived drunk on the 2008 set of Hidden Crimes. Marcus says…
Anne Schedeen, Best Known as Kate Tanner on 'ALF,' Dies at 77
Anne Schedeen, best known as Kate Tanner on NBC's "ALF," has died at 77. Her family announced her death on Facebook and did not disclose the cause. Born in Portland, Oregon, she b…
Gaza Residents Plan June 26 Protest Wave Against Hamas
Gazans are organizing a June 26, 2026 protest movement against Hamas, calling for public pressure on the group’s rule. The push follows a UN report on killings and abuse by Hamas…
TikTok and Instagram Are Driving Impulse Buying in Israel, New Survey Finds
Pamonim’s 2025 Economic Resilience Index says social media influencers are strongly shaping Israeli consumer behavior. It finds high levels of impulse buying, weaker budgeting, an…
Trump Says U.S.-Iran Agreement Will Be Signed Tomorrow as Surprise Jackal Attack Hits the Galilee
Trump said the U.S.-Iran deal is set to be signed tomorrow, with details still being arranged, including uranium handling and the signing format. The article also reports a rare j…
Orange Bag Returns After Facebook Campaign Pushes Strauss to Restore Cheetos Peanut
Strauss is bringing back Cheetos Peanut after a long-running Facebook campaign and repeated consumer requests. The company says inquiries jumped about 30% in two weeks, and the sn…
Elon Musk Becomes the First Trillionaire in History
The source says Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in history. It also bundles several other Israeli and international news items, including a fire near Nes Harim, global…
Facebook and Instagram Suffer Worldwide Outages, Meta Says It Is Working on a Fix
Facebook and Instagram suffered worldwide disruptions, and a Meta spokesperson said the company was working on a fix. The source text does not give a cause, scale, or restoration…
Users Worldwide Report Facebook Outage
Users worldwide reported a Facebook outage on Wednesday. Facebook had not yet commented on the reports.
After Nine Years with a Man, I Came Out with the Help of a Song
Shir Musan, 33, a photographer, video editor and musician from Givatayim, said she came out after a nine-year relationship with a man ended when she realized she was attracted to…
Widowhood, Cancer, and a Baby Born in a Hospital Parking Garage
Sapir Hodaia Gabay lost her husband while pregnant, was then diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer, and later gave birth to her second daughter in an underground…
Yair Golan launches Arabic-language campaign targeting Israel's Arab voters
Yair Golan launched a new Arabic Facebook campaign for The Democrats ahead of the next Knesset election. He warned Arab Israelis that the government fears their vote and urged Jew…
Stuck in Traffic on the Way to Her Husband’s Promotion Ceremony, She Was Rescued on a Motorcycle
Noam Ben Dayan was stuck in a massive traffic jam on Route 1 caused by a haredi protest while on her way to her husband’s rank-award ceremony. A motorcycle rider, Sharon Shiber, p…
Argentina Police Raid Weapons Cache with Nazi Symbols and Uniforms
Argentine police arrested a 46-year-old man after raiding his home in Gerli, Avellaneda, where they found weapons, ammunition, and Nazi symbols. The search followed a Facebook lis…
Ra’am’s Abbas Accuses Hadash and Balad of Smear Campaign
Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas accused Hadash and Balad of leading a smear campaign against him, Ra’am and the Islamic Movement. In a Facebook post and statement, he said they faile…
