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And a bit more to chew on.
Inside Israel’s ‘Esther Project’: Justice Dept. filing exposes secret influencer PR campaign
The filings reveal that a firm called Bridges Partners LLC has been hired to manage an influencer network under a project code-named the “Esther Project.” It is unclear if there is any link to Project Esther, a plan to combat antisemitism published by the Heritage Foundation, an American right-wing think tank.
Attached documents show that the firm, owned by Israeli consultants Uri Steinberg and Yair Levi, was formed in June 2025 in Delaware and soon after received nearly $200,000 to recruit and coordinate US-based social media influencers.
The contracts allow for up to $900,000 in payments over several months and include a detailed pricing schedule: $60,000 in upfront payments to cover influencer recruitment and concept development, another $140,000 in development-phase payments as five or six influencers began posting, and monthly allocations of up to $250,000 earmarked for influencer fees, production, and agency costs. A final $50,000 was budgeted for wrap-up and post-campaign reporting.jpost.com - Israel newsI wonder how their payment scale for USian "influencers", compares with the FSB's?
I wonder if the UK's recent recognition of Palestine amped up the vitriol?
Israeli officials rip ‘weak’ UK government for Manchester synagogue attack: ‘Failed to…curb this toxic wave of antisemitism’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called out Starmer’s leadership directly and asserted that the Jewish community expects “a change of course” away from “anti-Israeli incitement.”
“The truth must be told: blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls of support for terror, have recently become a widespread phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain, and on its campuses. The authorities in Britain have failed to take the necessary action to curb this toxic wave of antisemitism and have effectively allowed it to persist,” he wrote on X.nypost.com - Israeli officials blame UK government for manchester synagogue attack after repeated warnings about mounting aSo, what is the UK supposed to do? Throw everyone who utters anything even slightly negative toward Israel in prison?
Make of this what you will.
Steve
