Hasbara

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

“Every single booth has an oleh with a story, and they're selling their products from the small business that they opened here in Israel after their aliyah,” said Devon Conway of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Israel needs a counter-subversion strategy - opinion

A man is seen holding an Israeli flag in the Old City of Jerusalem on Jerusalem Day.

Hasbara explains, but Zionism must sell - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen in the Knesset plenum, December 16, 2024

How Israeli politicians fall into the hasbara trap - opinion


Spreading the truth, beauty of Israel: Time for the Jewish state to pay for a PR firm - opinion

The totality of the failure of collective American Jewish organizations to get even basic facts about Israel to be spread in the US is astounding. Time for Israel to pay for a PR firm.

 Israel Day parade, New York City, June 2, 2024.

Bellamy Bellucci: The outspoken activist defying Israel’s critics, antisemites - exclusive

South African by birth, Jewish by choice: Israel’s fiercest defenders don’t always wear uniforms. Some wear heels, quote Torah, and fight fire with truth.

Bellamy Bellucci: The pro-Israel advocate breaking every mold and defending every truth.

Israeli tourists abroad must learn how to share the country's story - opinion

Israel should turn tourism into a national public diplomacy project and collaborate with organizations dedicated to Israeli advocacy and develop a model equipping travelers with tools for engagement.

 Policemen detain a person after youth clashed with Israeli football supporters, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Israeli public diplomacy struggles to adapt to new social media landscape - opinion

Traditional media is losing its dominance, and the world is rapidly advancing into the age of social networks.

 IT SEEMS that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar understands the immense challenge, as public diplomacy today is not merely a budget line item but an entire system of thinking, creativity, and a deep understanding of the new rules of the international game, says the writer.

Gilad Erdan: UN is a lost cause, serves Hamas’s interests

Former Israeli UN envoy Gilad Erdan said the UN will always have an anti-Israel majority and urged Israel to lead a global campaign to halt its funding.

 Gilad Erdan speaks to delegates after a voting on a US ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting

Israel's 2025 budget boosts public diplomacy, transportation with major investments

The 2025 Israeli budget allocates 545 million NIS for public diplomacy, with additional funds for defense and public transportation, aiming to support reservists and reduce social disparities.

 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels, Belgium. February 24, 2025.

'Hasbara' has failed: Israel must adopt rights-based diplomacy - opinion

It is high time that Israel’s approach to the international community be one of confidence and assertiveness, not of apology.

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

IDF spokesperson to show archaeological proof of Jewish indigeneity to Israel in new book

IDF Maj. Doron Spielman summed up his book "When Stones Speak" thusly: The proof that we have pulled out of the ground shows without a doubt that Jews are indigenous to Jerusalem and Israel.

 DORON SPIELMAN guides former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on the Pilgrim Road excavation, 2020.

Israel advocacy is an additional Iron Dome for our national security - opinion

We cannot afford to neglect advocacy. This is precisely how the Civil Advocacy Headquarters was founded. But without financial backing from the state, it is fighting a losing battle from the outset.

 An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Sderot, Israel, May 10, 2023.

Israel ranked as most destabilizing country according to Global National Brands Index

In response to the ranking, Brand IL launched a $100m rebranding campaign to reverse negative perceptions of Israel.

 People rally for democracy in Israel before Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to address congress at the US Capitol building in Washington, US, July 19, 2023