Talks
Lectures and keynote presentations available for academic and public forums.
The War on Truth: The Anti-Israel Bias in the English Wikipedia
This lecture explores how both unfolding news and long‑standing historical narratives become radicalized within digital information ecosystems. We will examine the mechanisms that drive bias, the types of topics most affected by it, and the structural vulnerabilities that allow these distortions to spread. Special attention will be given to the evolution of key Wikipedia articles following the events of October 7 and how these changes reflect broader shifts in global discourse.
Wikipedia as a Battlefield: Politics of Knowledge and Information Warfare
Focus: Wikipedia as a contested arena in geopolitical conflicts
Amid intensifying global polarization, this lecture examines how Wikipedia functions as a central site in the struggle over narrative authority. Through case studies relating to Israel and the regional conflict, it analyzes how governance frameworks, coordinated editorial alignments, and discursive framing practices operate within the platform’s architecture. The session demonstrates how these mechanisms shape contested entries, structure interpretive boundaries, and influence global perception within an increasingly fragmented information ecosystem. environment.
The New War of Online Encyclopedias
Focus: Digital Encyclopedic Models and Narrative Shaping
This lecture examines Wikipedia alongside emerging alternatives such as Grokipedia and Justapedia. It analyzes how different governance structures, editorial hierarchies, transparency mechanisms, and moderation policies shape the production of knowledge. By comparing centralized authority models with open and semi-open systems, we will explores how institutional design directly affects credibility, ideological balance, and resistance to coordinated influence.
Rewriting Memory: Dissolving Jewish History
This lecture examines the systematic effort to dissolve the historical and physical connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, retroactively portraying Jewish presence as a colonialist intrusion rather than a return to an ancestral homeland; it will explore the efforts to rewrite history through Wikipedia, their reasons, and their meaning.