"Revealed: Israel's curriculum for 'influencing public consciousness"

[moniss]

This is the title to an article from "+972 Magazine" dated 06/04/26 with a byline from Illy Pe’ery. It seems that a Defense Ministry document has been leaked that details an aggressive training program for soldiers to busy themselves with propaganda at home and abroad. The article specifically notes:

"Among the offerings are courses on how to use data to discretely shape the attitudes and actions of target audiences, intelligence gathering for such operations, and influencer training. Most of the courses are geared toward “offensive” influence operations — those aimed at actively disrupting or manipulating the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of target audiences rather than simply protecting an existing narrative."

The article also states how the training includes how to get past tech/social media platform safeguards:

"In one course, participants learn to apply “Black Hat” techniques — a term used to describe manipulation methods that circumvent tech platforms’ rules around cybercrime, cyber warfare, or other malicious activity. The army course explicitly states that this module is designed for “the distribution and promotion of illegitimate content using technological tools and solutions — a route that bypasses Facebook and Google."

Also of note is that the leaked document notes that the courses are in Hebrew and English and references "foreign partners" taking part in this training.

Later on in the article there is a description of course material aimed at how to identify and manipulate target groups etc. The IDF spokesperson who gave comment for the article said the courses were for "personal enrichment" and operate within the laws and directives of the "political echelon".

https://www.972mag.com/leaked-idf-propaganda-israel-intelligence/