🔴 #Readers_Questions / Edy Cohen and Israel’s “Perception Warfare” on Social Media

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 In the channel’s previous post, we discussed an inflammatory tweet by Edy Cohen, a well-known Israeli social media activist, concerning the “Sufyani.” Readers had questions about this issue and about his background. Here is a brief explanation:

Edy Cohen holds a PhD in History of the Middle East and is a known associate of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.

Edy Cohen is an Israeli media activist of Lebanese Jewish origin. He is fluent in Arabic and analyzes political issues in the region through controversial posts on social media and Twitter/X.

He frequently causes controversy in Iranian and international media because of his provocative statements, publication of unverified reports, and sarcastic remarks about countries in the region.

Cohen’s content, alongside the security account “Terror Alarm,” constitutes Israeli propaganda on social media. Netanyahu has recently emphasized the need to repair and strengthen Israel’s image in the context of soft warfare and cyberspace.

Under a project known as the “Esther Project,” $7,000 is paid for each Instagram post promoting Israel.[1] Netanyahu stated at a meeting:

“Such projects are Israel’s main tools in the war of narratives.”[2]

Edy Cohen is well-versed in Shiite eschatological themes and functions as a kind of Israeli “psychological warfare” machine in the media. His activities and tweets are part of “cognitive warfare” targeting public opinion in Arab countries.

In one of his tweets addressed to Shiites, he invokes the terrifying emergence of a negative eschatological figure, a theme that has a prominent place in eschatological literature, in an attempt to instill fear and anxiety:

“Peace be upon the red, blond, blue-eyed Sufyani. Peace upon the Sufyani—the red-faced, blond-haired, blue-eyed one.”[3]

An Arab user asked the AI Grok about Edy Cohen’s tweet and received the following response:

“Mr. Cohen mocks Shiite Islamic prophecies concerning end-times figures such as the Sufyani, who is portrayed as a destroyer of shrines and sacred gates. He describes him as ‘the red, blond, blue-eyed one,’ perhaps referring to ??? (a red political symbol, blond hair, blue eyes), while considering his appearance ‘auspicious’ from an Israeli perspective that sees him as someone who can eliminate Islamic threats. ‘Hallelujah’ adds a sarcastically celebratory touch.”[4]

Edy Cohen also stated some time ago:

“By killing Iran’s leader, we avenged the blood of ‘Marhab,’ the Jewish [warrior] killed in the Battle of Khaybar.”

“With the killing of the Supreme Leader, we avenged the killing of Marhab, the Jewish hero, in the Battle of Khaybar.”[5]

🔻 Now that the subject of the Jewish fortress of Khaybar and the presence of Jews in Arabia during the time of the Prophet has been raised, please take a look at the next post as well.

✅ Notes:

1. https://t.me/Monji_EmamMahdi/39481
2. Meanwhile, here in Iran, we are still stuck at the very beginning. There are people who have access to public funds and spend them on political matters, creating various networks, websites, and so on, but they are unwilling to take even one step toward funding work related to Mahdism.
3. https://t.me/asrzohur110/3404
4. https://x.com/i/status/1979633892673179868
5. https://t.me/asrzohur110/2047

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