Author: coordinated anti-Israel propaganda campaign blindsided West after Oct. 7

In his new book, "The Hidden Hand: The Information War and the Rise of Antisemitic Propaganda," Canadian political strategist Warren Kinsella argues that the anti-Israel protests and social media campaigns following October 7, 2023, were not spontaneous but rather a coordinated, professional propaganda effort. Kinsella, who has decades of experience in political campaigns, claims that Hamas and its networks, along with Western sympathizers, had prepared social media accounts, protest banners, and talking points in multiple languages before the IDF's response. He states, "Almost immediately after October 7, I looked around and quickly formed the opinion that what I was seeing was an organized, professional-style political campaign."

• Kinsella asserts that this campaign, which he believes is funded by "outlaw states and extremist groups," uses modern campaigning tools like message discipline and cash payouts to mainstream anti-Jewish sentiment.
• He highlights the rapid and uniform dissemination of slogans such as "From the river to the sea" and "Globalize the Intifada" as evidence of central planning, citing US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines' accusation that Iran funds anti-Israel protests.
• The book details how groups provide logistical support, training, and even payments to activists, and how this propaganda finds fertile ground on university campuses due to a lack of knowledge about the Holocaust and Israel among young people.
• Kinsella concludes that Western democracies have been slow to respond to this "information war," and Israel needs to improve its communication to counter the distorted narrative prevalent on platforms like TikTok and X.