Rob Colbert (@rob_colbert)

The TL;DR: Israel spends $1.5M/month on "AI" provided by Brad Parscale; and a jew who 'immigrated legally' is now telling invaders to go back to where they came from while pretending he didn't invade to do a cultural subversion as a demon from hell, literally. ...until next time! --- # REPORT: Israel's $730M "Hasbara" Budget — A State-Funded Messaging Machine Multiple independent outlets confirm Israel runs a dedicated, state-funded public-diplomacy apparatus ("hasbara") and has expanded it at an extraordinary rate: 📊 THE SPENDING CURVE • Pre-Oct 2023: ~$7.5M/year on public diplomacy • 2025: ~$150M (≈20× pre-war) • 2026: ~$730M (NIS 2.35B) — nearly 5× 2025, roughly 100× pre-war Approved by the Knesset; FM Gideon Sa'ar called it "existential," like "jets, bombs, and missile interceptors." 🏛️ THE STRUCTURE Long scattered across ministries, it's now consolidated into a dedicated Foreign Ministry public-diplomacy unit led at top-official rank. 💸 WHERE THE MONEY GOES (2025 filings) • ~$50M social ad buy (Google, YouTube, X, Outbrain) • ~$40M for 400 foreign delegations (lawmakers, pastors, influencers, university presidents) • $1.5M/month AI contract with Brad Parscale's firm • $4.1M evangelical-church campaign • "Esther Project" influencer network (~$900K via Bridges Partners) • "Media war room" tracking 250 outlets / 10,000 daily items 🕵️ THE COVERT SIDE June 2024: NYT, NPR & Politico reported Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs (~$2M) ran fake accounts to push pro-war messaging and target 120+ U.S. lawmakers — an AI-driven op tied to an Israeli firm. Ministry denied it. 🎓 EXPERTS ARE SKEPTICAL Public-diplomacy scholars (USC, Ben-Gurion, U. Maryland, Bar-Ilan) largely agree a "credibility gap" and unpopular policy can't be fixed by spending. USC's Nicholas Cull: "All the money in the world won't help if the policy is wrong." 📚 SOURCES • Times of Israel (Apr 2026): https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-just-quintupled-its-pr-budget-to-730-million-experts-say-it-wont-work/ • Jerusalem Post (Dec 2025): https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-879369 • NPR (Jul 2024): https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/nx-s1-4994027/israel-us-online-influence-campaign-gaza • NYT (Jun 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html • Politico (Jun 2024): https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/israel-targeted-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign-00161906 #Hasbara #Israel #ForeignInfluence #PublicDiplomacy #HasbaraBudget