Hananya Naftali | |
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חנניה נפתלי | |
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Occupation | Journalist [1] |
Years active | 2014–present |
Spouse | India Naftali [2] |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | ?, 2023 |
Battles/wars | |
Website |
hnaftali |
Hananya Naftali ( Hebrew: חנניה נפתלי; born 7 July 1995) is an Israeli journalist. [3] [4] [5] He serves as the digital aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. [6]
Naftali was born in Safed in 1995 and grew up in the West Bank. He graduated from Kadoorie Agricultural High School. [7] [8]
In 2017, after gaining around 200,000 followers on Facebook, Naftali was able to interview the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. [9] A few months later, he began to serve as Netanyahu's deputy social media adviser. [9] He also worked as a freelancer for the Likud party [7] [10]
Hananaya announced on X that he was drafted into the army to fight against Hamas in 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [2]
On 17 October 2023, in response to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion, he posted a tweet: "Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas terrorist base inside a hospital in Gaza." He later deleted this tweet, [11] after Israeli government decided to accuse a misfired Palestinian rocket for the explosion. [12] There was controversy when it wasn't clear if Naftali was or wasn't an authorised spokesman on behalf of the Israeli government, or employed by the Likud party. [10] According to Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon, the above is an example of false accusing Hamas of using human shields. [12]
Naftali was born to Jewish parents born in the Soviet Union. While he considers himself a follower of Jesus, he identifies with Messianic Judaism. He said: "I am Jewish, but I follow the teachings of the New Testament as well. It is not my job to tell people what they should believe in...". [13] [9] [14] [15] [16] He has been accused of having proselytized during his army service, which he denies. [7] [14] [10]
Naftali is married to India Naftali, an Israeli journalist. [17]
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Hananya Naftali | |
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חנניה נפתלי | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Journalist [1] |
Years active | 2014–present |
Spouse | India Naftali [2] |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | ?, 2023 |
Battles/wars | |
Website |
hnaftali |
Hananya Naftali ( Hebrew: חנניה נפתלי; born 7 July 1995) is an Israeli journalist. [3] [4] [5] He serves as the digital aide to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. [6]
Naftali was born in Safed in 1995 and grew up in the West Bank. He graduated from Kadoorie Agricultural High School. [7] [8]
In 2017, after gaining around 200,000 followers on Facebook, Naftali was able to interview the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. [9] A few months later, he began to serve as Netanyahu's deputy social media adviser. [9] He also worked as a freelancer for the Likud party [7] [10]
Hananaya announced on X that he was drafted into the army to fight against Hamas in 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [2]
On 17 October 2023, in response to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion, he posted a tweet: "Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas terrorist base inside a hospital in Gaza." He later deleted this tweet, [11] after Israeli government decided to accuse a misfired Palestinian rocket for the explosion. [12] There was controversy when it wasn't clear if Naftali was or wasn't an authorised spokesman on behalf of the Israeli government, or employed by the Likud party. [10] According to Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon, the above is an example of false accusing Hamas of using human shields. [12]
Naftali was born to Jewish parents born in the Soviet Union. While he considers himself a follower of Jesus, he identifies with Messianic Judaism. He said: "I am Jewish, but I follow the teachings of the New Testament as well. It is not my job to tell people what they should believe in...". [13] [9] [14] [15] [16] He has been accused of having proselytized during his army service, which he denies. [7] [14] [10]
Naftali is married to India Naftali, an Israeli journalist. [17]
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