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Often drawing on older "blood libel" tropes to suggest a global Jewish conspiracy. 3. Factual Refutation

The most common version of this image depicts five Israeli men who were arrested on 9/11 for "puzzling behavior." While they were detained, the FBI's 2005 report concluded they had no prior knowledge of the attacks and were likely just observers who behaved inappropriately. Israel-Did-911.jpg

Government and independent investigations have found no evidence supporting the claims often associated with this image: Often drawing on older "blood libel" tropes to

A common claim accompanying such images is that 4,000 Israelis/Jews stayed home from the WTC that day. This was a demonstrable lie originating from a misinterpretation of a Jerusalem Post report; in reality, hundreds of Jewish individuals died in the attacks. 4. Societal Impact Israel-Did-911.jpg

Claims that Israeli intelligence agents posing as art students were monitoring the hijackers or planting explosives. 2. Common Visual Tropes

Photos of the Twin Towers burning overlaid with the Star of David or Israeli flags.

Fuel hostility toward Jewish communities and the state of Israel by framing them as an existential threat to the West.