# Anti-Muslim influence campaign targeting UK traced back to Israel

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anti-muslim-influence-campaign-targeting-uk-traced-back-to-israel/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:41:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:06:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/major-anti-muslim-influence-campaign-targeting-uk-elections-and-riots-traced-israel
- Topics: Elections, Middle East, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Investigators traced a major anti-Muslim campaign to an internet address in Israel.
- UK-targeted material reached more than 154 million exposures from 2024 to 2026.
- Researchers found no evidence that Israel’s government directed the campaign.

## Summary

An investigation by academics Marc Owen Jones and Sohan Dsouza traced a large anti-Muslim advertising campaign aimed at Britain to an internet address in Israel. The campaign spread claims of an Islamic takeover backed by Qatar and was active before the 2024 general election and the riots that followed the Southport murders, making its reach and timing significant.

The researchers recorded more than 154 million exposures to UK-targeted material between 2024 and 2026, and said Facebook pages spent over £500,000 on advertising in 2024. Videos and adverts included false claims about the Southport killer’s religion, portrayals of Bradford as “occupied”, and AI-generated images; metadata from 78 video files contained Hebrew labels and other clues consistent with work in Israel. The article says there is no evidence that the Israeli government itself directed the campaign.

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