Israel Just Quadrupled Its PR Budget to $730 Million
Baltimore Jewish Times ^ | May 7, 2026 | Asaf Elia-Shalev | JTA
FR Posted on 5/13/2026, 8:29:11 AM by CondoleezzaProtege
Israel is betting nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars that it can talk its way out of a reputation crisis. Jerusalem approved a 2026 national budget at the end of March.
That includes roughly $730 million for public diplomacy — more than four times the $150 million they allocated the year before…
Most striking for a country long accustomed to bipartisan American support: 57% of Republicans under 50 hold negative views of Israel. Support has cratered among the religiously unaffiliated, Black Protestants and Catholics. Among American Jews, support has slipped below two-thirds...
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