https://freerepublic.com/tag/jtaisaleftistsource/ en-us Wed, 13 May 2026 15:29:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379054/posts Israel is betting nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars that it can talk its way out of a reputation crisis. Lawmakers in Jerusalem approved a 2026 national budget at the end of March that includes roughly $730 million for public diplomacy — the broad category known in Hebrew as hasbara — 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... Baltimore Jewish Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379054/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2026 15:29:11 GMT