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Israel’s foreign minister is looking for a way to spend $150 million on public diplomacy

Influencers converged on the Foreign Ministry, as Gideon Sa’ar tries to brainstorm a new strategy for Israel’s public diplomacy

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Gideon Saar gives a press conference in the central city of Ramat Gan on July 10, 2022.

A model, a comedian and a makeup influencer walk into Israel’s Foreign Ministry. No, that’s not a joke – it’s part of how Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is trying to formulate a new public diplomacy, or hasbara, strategy...

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