'Attack on our democracy': Inside an Israeli influence campaign in France's local elections

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An Israeli firm, BlackCore, allegedly conducted an influence campaign targeting three pro-Palestinian La France Insoumise (LFI) mayoral candidates in French local elections earlier this year. The operation involved deceptive websites and social media accounts spreading false allegations of criminal behavior, which Paris prosecutors are now investigating. Victims reported leaked personal information and defamatory advertisements appearing shortly before the elections.

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Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:11 The electoral interference by Israeli company 'BlackCore' took many by surprise and stirs fears ahead of 2027 presidential vote France Unbowed member of parliament Francois Piquemal on the rooftop of the National Assembly in Paris, France, on 5 May 2026 (Benoit Tessier/Reuters) Off A foreign influence campaign in French local elections by an Israeli firm earlier this year presents an unprecedented attack on France's democracy, victims of the

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