In particular, many social media users link his statement that he does not seek conflict with Israel with speculation about his possible Jewish origins, and also put forward the theory that he is secretly working for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
This was reported by The Jerusalem Post.
One user named “Roar of the Syrian Revolution” told tens of thousands of his followers on X and Telegram that al-Jolani is a “Mossad project.” He also claimed that he was the son of Iraqi Shiite cleric Musa al-Sadr, citing physical similarities between them as evidence.
These conspiracy theories extend beyond the Middle East. Danish politician and former economic analyst Mads Palsvig published a post in which he accused the HTS leader of being a Mossad mole. He also hinted that al-Jolani was allegedly Jewish and graduated from the non-existent School of Islamic Jurisprudence in Tel Aviv.
The post went viral, receiving more than two million views, 14,000 likes and was reposted 6,600 times on the social network “X”.