According to Watchdogs, incitement includes clear anti-Semitism and conspiracy theories that portray Syrian Druz as a collaborator with Israel.
Amid the recent violent unrest in Sweida province in southern Syria, a new report by the Supervisory Agency Group revealed a surge in online incitement targeting the country’s Druze minority, recording over 45 million views on social media platform X/Twitter in just a week.
According to a report published this week, incitement includes clear anti-Semitism and conspiracy theories, portraying Syrian Druz as a collaborator with Israel.
Seberwell said this remark often reflects the traditional anti-Semitism – this time targeting non-Jewish groups because of its connection to the Jewish state.
The organization recorded a sharp rise in derogatory and violent language against the Druze community between July 13 and 20.
Posts include slander such as “Zionist Dogs,” allegations of espionage, and slander against inhuman comparisons of animals.
In the Druze town of Daliat al-Karmel, the Druze flag in northern Israel can be seen, August 2, 2018 (Credit: Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Thematic hashtags in Arabic (such as “Druz” is an agent for Israel” are used in thousands of positions and gained great traction.
One term that appears in 900 positions is “Jewlani”, a fusion of the name of Syrian leaders and the English word “Jew” that once suggested working with Israel. Cyberwell noted that more than 5,700 posts include tags accusing Druze of working for Israel, gaining more than 4 million views. Hundreds of tweets also marked Druze’s personal “Zionist”, the report said.
During the reporting period, terms like “Druze” and “Greater Israel” were used on average 1,016 terms per day, an increase of 3,529% compared to the previous six months. On July 17 and 18, activity soared to 3,700 positions a day, a 13,000% increase from the norm.
This level of incitement, Seberwell said, is not limited to political discourse, but constitutes what is called “conspiracy against Sept. verbally”, and Druze is described as an agent for advancing the notion of greater Israel.
Upgrade mode since April
The group said the anti-blowing incitement has been on the rise since April 2025 after the Syrian Druz delegation visited Israel. Despite the alarms raised through major social media platforms at the time, Cyberwell claimed that most of the inflammatory content was not removed.
The report constitutes a trend in defining anti-Semitism by IHRA (International Holocaust Memorial Union) that includes a conspiracy aimed at non-Jews based on its real or perceived connection to Jews or Israel.
Call for emergency action
In response to this discovery, Cyberwell CEO TAL-OR COHEN MONTEMAYOR sent a direct appeal to the social media company to address what she described as an “anti-Semitist modern plague.”
“We have witnessed a disturbing escalation of violent speech against the Syrian Druze community, which has had a dangerous and direct impact on the community,” Montemayor said.
“Anti-Semitism’s incitement and rhetoric is the dangerous basis for the legitimization of minorities seen as Israeli supporters. The responsibility lies with social media companies. They must recognize the modern catastrophe of anti-Semitism and take decisively to stop it. Partial or inconsistent law enforcement costs.”
The fatal consequences of online hatred
Cyberwell cites a particularly chilling example of the real impact of unchecked online incitement.
In July 2024, a video posted on Instagram urged the attack on Druze (called “Zionists” in the Post) to carry out terrorist attacks online, and terrorist attacks on Majdal Shams where 12 Druze children were killed, all Israeli citizens.
The organization concluded that its data could serve as a warning, but as evidence for digital hate speech, especially in conflict areas, to exacerbate violence.
“Cyborwell not only demands the removal of dangerous content, but also requires the implementation of a clear, zero-tolerance policy to implement anti-Semitism and oppose any group,” the report said.
