This study employs a neural network approach to investigate the dissemination and content of populist ideas within the Israeli political Twittersphere. By analyzing a data set of Twitter activity by Israeli lawmakers from 2013 to 2022, the study reveals a consistent increase in the frequency and concentration of populist ideas, particularly among legislators from religious-nationalist parties. The analysis of the topical content of populist ideas spread on Twitter highlights the significant impact of legal proceedings against the Prime Minister on political discussions. It delineates the development of a Manichean discourse among the center-left and a complete populist cosmology among the right, reaching its peak in 2022. The study demonstrates the utility of such approaches in understanding the evolution and dissemination of populist ideas, as well as the challenges faced by the backsliding Israeli democracy.

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政治推特圈作为民粹主义思想的滋生地：以色列的案例


本研究采用神经网络方法来调查以色列政治推特圈内民粹主义思想的传播和内容。通过分析 2013 年至 2022 年以色列立法者的 Twitter 活动数据集，该研究揭示了民粹主义思想的频率和集中度持续增加，特别是在宗教民族主义政党的立法者中。对推特上传播的民粹主义思想话题内容的分析凸显了针对总理的法律诉讼对政治讨论的重大影响。它描绘了中左翼摩尼教话语和右翼完整民粹主义宇宙论的发展，并于 2022 年达到顶峰。该研究展示了这种方法在理解民粹主义思想的演变和传播以及民粹主义思想的演变和传播方面的效用。倒退的以色列民主所面临的挑战。