New think tank report urges centralized public diplomacy to combat Israel’s post-Oct. 7 isolation

New think tank report urges centralized public diplomacy to combat Israel’s post-Oct. 7 isolation

The perennial complaint from supporters of Israel that the Jewish state has “bad PR” has sparked dozens of organizations and books over the decades and prompted the Israeli government to invest hundreds of millions in public diplomacy, including a $730 million allocation in its 2026 budget. Yet the problem has only worsened after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, during the subsequent Gaza war and through the war with Iran this year. A …