It was founded to give a voice to Israeli-Americans - but has major funder Sheldon Adelson moved it in a right-wing direction?
Instead of Russian-style bots, Act.il — which has ties to the Israeli government — uses volunteers who can be directed into a social media swarm.
“No one can hijack the Israeli-American community. The crowd did seem to differ from the political line of the conference, and maybe the leadership.”
“This group, the IAC, won’t even question whether or not we should support Israel,” Adelson said.