A leaked influence operation tied to the Trump White House is targeting American conservatives who criticize Israel, which is bad news for free speech and pro-transparency voices.

• A pro-Israel group called Vine and Fig Tree met with Trump counterterrorism aide Sebastian Gorka and tried to recruit a writer for AI-generated videos meant to look like they did not come from the White House.
• Leaked files show the group built dossiers on critics like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, and Mario Nawfal, framing them as foreign-influenced with no evidence.
• The group is pushing "digital borders" — using the federal government to censor and downrank social media accounts it labels suspicious, while ignoring Israel's own large influence spending in the U.S.
• Two linked nonprofits raised $3 million from undisclosed donors in one year and moved $850,000 to allied pro-Israel groups with zero listed employees.
• A separate FARA filing shows Israel paid right-wing influencers about $7,000 per pro-Israel post, with plans to spend $3 million a year on the program.

Outlook: Expect more pressure to brand Israel critics as foreign agents and more push for government-backed social media censorship in the months ahead.