Abu Ali Express

Abu Ali Express (Hebrew: אבו עלי אקספרס) is an Israeli channel that covers Arab affairs on social media, including Telegram and Twitter, as well as on its own website. The page is run by Israeli citizen Gilad Cohen, In 2022, after Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed that the channel operator was working for the IDF, the publication of Cohen's name was initially banned by a censorship decision of Israeli Military Censor, on the grounds that Cohen had access to sensitive information and performed a sensitive role. A few weeks later, however, the IDF changed its position, claiming that Cohen had never been exposed to any classified information. As of September 2022, it was the Telegram channel with the most views per post in Israel. Stories first published by Abu Ali Express have been often reproduced in the mainstream Israeli media, including in Maariv, Globes, Ynet, Arutz Sheva, as well as on Israeli television. During the Gaza war in 2023–2024, the channel hit new records with over 25 million views and 30,000 new subscribers in one day, and over 100,000 new subscribers who joined throughout the fighting. In September 2025, the channel conducted an exclusive interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.