It has to invest very much in “influence operations” in traditional media and social media to tackle the financial isolation resulting from negative publicity abroad, the prime minister said today.
Speaking at a finance ministry conference, the Israeli prime minister stressed that foreign investment in Israel had been maintained after the 12 -day war against Iran in June, who, he said, eliminated the immediate threat of a nuclear armed enemy.
Under the threat of Israel
But in a rare recognition of isolation that for the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, he said that Israel is facing economic threat of sanctions and other measures.
He accused isolation of minorities in Europe that promote “anti -Islamic ideology” and in countries such as Qatar, a supporter of the Arab Broadcasting organization Al Jazeera, who are investing in shaping the global dialogue through social media.
“This leads to sanctions against Israel and distorts the international reputation of Israel … and this leads to a kind of isolation for Israel,” Netanyahu said. “We can get out of this isolation, but we need to invest significantly in countermeasures – especially in the media and in social media influence businesses.”
At the same time, he noted that Israel should reduce its industries dependence on trade with other countries.
‘We have to start developing our potential’
“We may be blocked not only in research and development but also in real industrial production. To rely more on ourselves, “he said, adding that this should also include weapons and other defense products.
In response, opposition leader Yair Lapid said that international isolation is “a product of a wrong and failed policy of Netanyahu and his government”.
“They turn Israel into a third world country and do not even try to change the situation,” Lapidi wrote in X. “Israel can return to success, in popularity, with a thriving economy of the first world,” he added.
The war in Gaza was triggered by the attack on southern Israel by Hamas fighters, who killed about 1,200 people and caught 251 hostages, according to Israeli reports. Israel responded with an attack that has killed more than 64,000 people, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Today, a group of 80 former members of the Bank of Israel, the Ministry of Finance and other economists, said that the Israeli Council of Ministers’ decision to occupy the Gaza Strip would be harmful to both the Palestinian enclave and the Israeli, with the signs of the signs of the trade.
