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'Israel' pays influencers $7K per post for pro-Israel content: Report
Israel spends $900,000 from June to November 2025 to pay 14-18 US influencers up to $7,000 each per post to promote pro-Israel content amid declining support.
- This year, FARA filings show the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated $900,000 from June to November 2025 for the Esther Project, run by Bridge Partners and Havas Media Group Germany with 14 to 18 influencers.
- Amid waning US support, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged outreach to content creators, saying, `Weapons change over time...the most important ones are in social media. And the most important purchase that is going on right now is...TikTok.`
- The filings estimate 75 to 90 posts, producing per-post payments between $6,143 and $7,372, with $552,946 remaining for influencers after administrative costs this year.
- Routing the work through US intermediaries obscures Israeli sponsorship under Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosures, and the filings do not name the individual influencers involved.
- Beyond influencers, Israel hired Clock Tower X LLC on a $6 million contract to produce Gen Z media integrated with Salem Media Network as TikTok reaches 30% of Americans amid a reported 80% stake transfer and $14 billion deal.
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Netanyahu Admits Israel Pays U.S. Influencers Over $7,000 Per Post to Shape Opinion on Gaza - LewRockwell
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly acknowledged that his government is paying U.S. social media influencers up to $7,372 per post in an aggressive digital campaign to sway American public opinion in favor of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The revelation, based on recent Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings and reporting by Responsible Statecraft, has sparked fresh scrutiny over foreign influence in U.S. media a…
Influencers Are Being Paid $7K Per Post to Boost Pro-Israel Social Media Content
In a meeting dedicated to harnessing pro-Israel media energy on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alluded to a cohort of Israel’s influencers. “We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers. I think you should also talk to them if you have a chance, to that community, they are very important.” Being paid by Israel to post on social media is also very lucrative. Source
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by Sean Adl-Tabatabai, The Peoples Voice: In a meeting last Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel pays influencers to spread propaganda. During the meeting, Netanyahu declared: “We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers. I think you should also talk to them if you have a chance, to […]
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