Iranian Personas Infiltrate Israel’s Election Debate

An open-source investigation has identified an Iran-linked network posing as Israeli voters ahead of Israel’s October 27 election. The operation uses synthetic personas, copied Hebrew content and false voting claims to turn real political divisions into an attack surface.

Also tracking: a German town blocked new Holocaust memorial stones, federal regulators alleged antisemitic workplace discrimination at an Ohio health system, and a Gaza documentary’s most damaging claims face basic sourcing and verification questions.

In the wire: a former Hamas leader’s bodyguard is accused of planning attacks on European Jewish targets, Ireland’s team voted to play Israel despite boycott pressure, and a Canadian Jewish reporter was reportedly disciplined after documenting intimidation outside a Yom Kippur service.