Hasbara

Boaz Bismuth, it’s time to redesign Israel’s overall public diplomacy structure - opinion

A historic budget shift has been made, but without structural reform that includes domestic considerations and not just the international priorities, Israel’s narrative war will remain fragmented.

MK BOAZ Bismuth leads a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, in February 2026.
PLO chairman Yasser Arafat (L) waves with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (R) and US president Bill Clinton after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington, in 1993. Israel was forced into Oslo to reduce international isolation, and it backfired, the author notes.

Israel’s shift from seeking approval to shaping global narrative - opinion

Viral! The barrista seen in the prime minister's coffee video sparks conversation online.

From a viral barista to the Oscars: Israel is winning the PR war but can't stop now - opinion

An illustration of a spokesperson's stand with the Israel flag in the background.

A time to act: When citizens must become strategic communicators - opinion


Editor's Notes: After Charlie Kirk’s warning, Israel bets on Gen Z influencers - comment

After Charlie Kirk’s warning on Israel’s “information war,” new deals with US firms show millions spent on influencers and AI to sway young audiences.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

Inside Israel’s ‘Esther Project’: Justice Dept. filing exposes secret influencer PR campaign

The filings reveal that a firm called Bridges Partners LLC has been hired to manage an influencer network under a project code-named the “Esther Project.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025.

Parashat Nitzavim: Isaiah on 'hasbara'

If Israel raises its voice with confidence and persistence, its light will break through, its righteousness will be seen by the nations, and its glory acknowledged even by kings.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

André Lajst of StandWithUs Brazil on Israel advocacy and public diplomacy

Executive director André Lajst explains how StandWithUs Brazil engages Portuguese speakers worldwide on Israel, antisemitism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JPost sits down with André Lajst.

Explaining Israel's actions in Gaza is pointless - this is why - opinion

Hasbara is reactive: If Israel does something and the world criticizes it, the government’s response is to counter with effective hasbara.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds a press conference in Jerusalem, July 16, 2025

Zionists must get up and defeat the ‘silent intifada’ - opinion

Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Zionists should reconceptualize their approach.

PRO-ISRAEL counter-demonstrators gather amid protesters in support of Palestinians on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus last year. Let’s learn from Zionism and US Jewish history, reframing and transcending, urges the writer.

Hundreds of int'l delegations to visit Israel to combat anti-Israel narratives

The initiative, which will see the inclusion of over 5,000 participants overall, is being led by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

Brazilian delegation arrives in Israel to help fight anti-Israel narratives.

Israel will always be in a never-ending PR battle - opinion

Public diplomacy in Israel has been an issue that no one has known how to handle successfully.

A GIRL holds a hand fan that reads ‘Free Palestine’ during a recent protest in Valletta, Malta.

Yoseph Haddad's lawyers refute gun fired during road rage, claim self-defense, racist assault

According to Israel Police, "a report was received about a brawl between drivers on a road in Jaffa, during which sounds of gunfire were heard—no injuries were reported."

 YOSEPH HADDAD is an Arab-Israeli advocacy activist and CEO of the Together Vouch for Each Other organization.

The narrative, no less than the nukes: Has Israel become a pariah or saved the world? - opinion

Just like at this war’s seven military fronts, the battle over the narrative is one that Israel cannot afford to lose.

NO CONTEXT to Israel’s protection of a small minority: Druze reunite with long-lost relatives near the Syrian border.