For the year 2025, the Israeli government announced it would be earmarking an additional $150 million toward global public relations, an unprecedented increase in spending that comes alongside a striking collapse in perception for Israel around the world.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31424812

Murtaza Hussain, Waqas Ahmed, and Ryan Grim Jun 09, 2025

"A review of leaked data from Meta, provided to us by company whistleblowers, shows that Israeli companies since 2023 are finding it increasingly difficult everywhere around the world to attract new customers, leading to advertising-cost increases in the billions.

We also just posted the translated audio of an extraordinary interview just given by former Israeli PM Yair Lapid, who is often discussed as a more humane, centrist alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu. Give it a listen and see if you agree with that label."

  • Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    You can just replace the tops with a generic version and refill yourself. Takes two seconds and a vice grip. Did it for my mom, and got her a big food grade CO2 tank, and now she’s set for years.