'A triumphant failure': How Israel's use of social media influencers to win back support backfired

'A triumphant failure': How Israel's use of social media influencers to win back support backfired Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 10:37 Israel quadrupled its PR budget to $730m in 2026 and is reportedly paying influencers up to $7,ooo to post pro-Israel content Anti-Trump and pro-Palestine protesters gather outside the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, DC on 19 February 2026 (Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP) Off An unprecedented investment in social media propaganda by Israel is fa