A new report by ynet details that Israel's influence operation in the US included a $45 million contract to a former advisor to President Donald Trump. The report adds to a growing body of media coverage on Israeli influence operations targeting American political figures.
According to a report by ynet, Israel's influence operation in the United States included a $45 million contract to a former advisor to President Donald Trump. The report is the latest in a series of media investigations into Israeli influence operations. As The Zioneer has reported, earlier reports detailed that the operation sent millions of text messages from personas named 'Sarah' and 'Emma' at an astronomical cost (Sunday 09:11), and that Israel invested $50 million in the US influence campaign (Sunday 10:32). Another report from Time magazine revealed that the campaign targeted Trump's conservative base over his signing of a memorandum of understanding with Iran. The new report adds a specific financial contract to a former Trump advisor, though the identity of the advisor has not been disclosed. The details remain unverified, and the full ynet report is expected to provide further information.
2 developments
- StrongWSJ: Israel ran $50 million influence operation targeting US citizens with AI messages
- DevelopingIsrael ran influence campaign targeting Trump's conservative base over Iran MOU, Time reports
- DevelopingReport: Trump's concessions to Iran alarm Israeli officials
- DevelopingCommentary: Netanyahu's 'addiction' to Trump costs Israel, analyst argues
Source and signal
- Internal intake