Hasbara

Israel's $50 million influence campaign reaches beyond Iran ceasefire - report

As 69% of US adults hold an unfavorable opinion of the Israeli government, Israel has spent an all-time high on hasbara at roughly $730 million, over four times the sum allowed in 2025.

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Israel launches 'Masa diplomacy' program in push for pro-Israel advocacy through Diaspora youth

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025

Ethiopian Jews can be Israel's strongest Zionist ambassadors - opinion

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Ro Khanna's West Bank detention exposed Israel's settler dilemma - analysis


Israeli PR is broken, throwing money at the issue won’t necessarily fix it - opinion

Why is Israel’s PR so bad?

 AMERICAN ACTOR Kevin Spacey visits the Western Wall last month. The writer wonders: Why is Israel’s PR so bad?

Israel has spent millions trying to win hearts and minds abroad, will spend 20 times more

Brombert fled the Nazis for America as a teen, and went on to a distinguished career as a professor of comparative literature at Yale and Princeton Universities.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends the Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

It’s time for the Hausdorff perspective - interview

Natasha Hausdorff is a UK lawyer who frequently speaks out on TV in favor of Israel, focusing specifically on countering false narratives that have become widespread in current times.

 NATASHA HAUSDORFF

'More than a sporting event': Jewish star Montana Tucker to perform at Maccabiah 2025

Tucker is expected to perform at the Maccabiah opening ceremony, emcee the Gala event, and help promote the games through her community engagement and social media.

 MONTANA TUCKER and MACCABIAH CEO ROY HESSING pose at the World Jewish Sports Museum at Kfar Maccabiah.

Face It Israel: Showing the true face of Israel beyond the media portrayals

By sharing the true faces of Israel, Face It Israel founder Jamie Boolkin aims to counter antisemitism and anti-Zionism and empower Israelis.

  Face It Israel founder Jamie Boolkin.

Sa'ar, your mission, should you choose to accept it: Save Israeli diplomacy - editorial

This mission is not impossible. Should he choose to accept it, Sa’ar will surely have the support of all Israelis.

 Gideon Sa'ar, Foreign Affairs Minister, March 28, 2024.

Israel’s diplomatic struggles: Hasbara, antisemitism, and the need for clear strategy - opinion

The main address for hasbara should be the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Israel Katz replaced Eli Cohen to become minister.

 NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar (right) takes over from outgoing foreign minister and current Defense Minister Israel Katz, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

Yoseph Haddad: Taking pride in being Arab Israeli

Love him or hate him, people listen to Yoseph Haddad. And to say that this approach has been effective is an understatement. In Israel, he’s a virtual rock star.

 Yoseph Haddad at a London demonstration calling for support for Israel and the return of the hostages.

Crypto battle: Pro-Israel cryptocurrency 'Go Israel' launched to counter pro-Palestine coin

The choice to launch the coin also comes only days after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US election, which caused cryptocurrency markets to soar.

An illustration of Israeli cryptocurrency

What’s wrong with Israel’s ‘hasbara’? - opinion

How did hasbara contribute to this monumental failure to address the uninterested and uninformed?

 FORMER GOVERNMENT spokesman Eylon Levy speaks during a rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv in May.