Wearing combat helmets and protective vests, some of the US’s most popular right-wing creators toured what they called an aid distribution hub in Gaza late last month—a trip carefully funded by Israel’s foreign ministry. By way of the nonprofit Israel365 , the Israeli government funneled at least $70,000 to 15 MAGA creators to bring them to Gaza’s humanitarian sites, the Western Wall, and the Golan Heights, among other areas.

“It sits here to spoil and be stolen,” Xaviaer DuRousseau captioned a photo of himself standing in front of what he claimed was food aid on X last month . “How is that Israel’s fault?” Other creators on the trip, like Jayne Zirkle, echoed similar claims, depicting Israel as a besieged ally to their combined millions of followers. (DuRousseau tells WIRED his t

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