Israel being sold?

In an event that has gone largely unnoticed through the Jewish community, the sacred name of Israel was recently put up for auction on Telegram, a messaging platform with over a billion users.

@Israel being auctioned and sold by users on Fragment

This brazen act of digital sacrilege not only highlights the growing threat of online anti-Semitism but also exposes the essence of the dangerous vulnerability in our national security, society, and history.

The sellers, motivated by a toxic blend of anti-Israel sentiment and greed, attempted to exploit the religious and national significance of Israel for a mere $30,000. This paltry sum, a pittance compared to the priceless heritage it represents, reveals the depths to which our enemies will stoop to undermine the Jewish state.

I stress the significance of this online username because it’s symbolic of our era—an era where war is frowned upon as purchasing countries have become a silent reality.

This law was broken when @Israel was bought for the $30,000 price. Not by a member of our government, Israeli, and he was not a member of the Jewish community who came to Israel’s rescue, but by a Japanese American named Ken Nohara.

We requested an image from Nohara. We decided to link his network below should anyone wish to contact him.

This unexpected intervention raises uncomfortable questions about the commitment of diaspora Jews to protecting Israel’s interests in the digital realm. However, we can learn and appreciate the act and identify the trait which holds the most significance for the future of Israel.

While our intelligence agency, the Mossad, has long used financial incentives to gather crucial information from hostile nations, this incident exposes the potential for such tactics to be turned against us.

Are we now witnessing the beginning of a new form of digital warfare, where our very identity is up for grabs to the highest bidder? Rhetoric that originates from American Politian’s. The single defense against this psychological warfare is a deep belief in generosity.

Conversation. US Secretary of State Alexander Haig boasted, “Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security”.

That being said, the fault of this catastrophic error lies in the platform’s failure to prevent this outrageous sale, which is nothing short of a tacit endorsement of antisemitism. By permitting the sacred name of Israel to be minted as an NFT and enabling the owner to create @Israel, Telegram has unwittingly become an accomplice in the ongoing digital assault on Jewish identity.

When we reached out to Nohara for comment, he provided this statement:

I am neither Christian nor Jewish, and that’s what alarmed me. It’s either a lack of awareness about cyberwarfare or perhaps a more disturbing reality where people are indifferent.

Telegram is a double-edged sword. The financial solution is so straightforward that mentioning it could jeopardize its potential. If I had to base Israel’s future on a single metric, it would be their belief in merit. I wonder if I would be invited to join the digital vanguard of this conflict.

I will return it to the appropriate authorities when requested. This hasn’t happened yet, and unless this is internal sabotage, I would be honored to assist Israel on the cyber front.

As we grapple with this new frontier of threats to our national identity, it is clear that Israel must take decisive action. While well-intentioned, the offer of a position within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Nohara raises questions about the wisdom of entrusting our digital presence to a non-Israeli. In these perilous times, we must ask ourselves: Who will stand up to protect Israel’s digital sovereignty? And more importantly, can we trust anyone but ourselves to do so?