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Instagram Sensation Yechiel Jacobs: Jewish Influencer, Comedian, Soldier in the Information War | CBN News
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Instagram Sensation Yechiel Jacobs: Jewish Influencer, Comedian, Soldier in the Information War
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is fighting wars on so many fronts that not all the battlefield combatants are soldiers. Some even live outside the country.
Instagram sensation Yechiel Jacobs is a young Jewish social media influencer fighting the information war with comedy. As the staff at CBN News-Jerusalem discovered, Jacobs battles anti-Semitism and Israel hatred in the Middle East and on college campuses with a unique blend of wit and insight.
To see our interview with Yechiel, click on the video above.
Also, check out our behind-the-scenes look into Jacobs' filming for a social media post.
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CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief In a time where the world's attention is riveted on events in the Middle East, CBN viewers have come to appreciate Chris Mitchell's timely reports from this explosive region of the world. Mitchell brings a Biblical and prophetic perspective to these daily news events that shape our world. Chris first began reporting on the Middle East in the mid-1990s. He repeatedly traveled there to report on the religious and political issues facing Israel and the surrounding Arab states. One of his more significant reports focused on the emigration of persecuted Christians