Ex-Trump Manager Parscale Registers as Foreign Agent for Israel

Published OCT 1

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Above: Brad Parscale at the Knapp Center arena at Drake University on Jan. 30, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Image copyright: Tom Brenner/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

This move signals a necessary shift, finally arming Israel with the strategic firepower to confront disinformation against the country and reclaim its narrative. A former Trump campaign manager stepping in marks a long-overdue recognition that Israel’s fiercest battles are no longer only on the ground, but online.

The Media Line Ynet

Anti-Israel narrative

The enlistment of a former Trump man to work for Israel epitomizes how deeply entrenched its disinformation machine has become. Far from a mere public relations maneuver, it signals Israel’s relentless reliance on foreign operatives to launder its narratives, masking genocide behind propaganda. It only sharpens the portrait of a state whose greatest weapon is the industrial-scale manufacture of lies.

al-shabaka Foreign Policy

Metaculus Prediction

Editor's Note

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