Former employees of Israel’s national public diplomacy directorate, which oversees Israeli propaganda, are demanding millions of shekels for unpaid work carried out since October 2023, according to Israeli daily Calcalist.
Known by its Hebrew name, Hasbara, the national public diplomacy directorate is being sued by companies and contractors who provided their services in the first months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which followed the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023.
Two private companies, which provided studios for Israeli leaders and funded activism in Europe, are demanding two million shekels ($650,000) between them.
Eylon Levy, a high-profile British-Israeli who served as an official government spokesperson until March 2024, said that while he is owed money, he has grown tired of trying to get it and is not participating in the lawsuit.
A spokesperson for Levy confirmed this to Middle East Eye. Despite no longer working officially for the Israeli government, the influencer, who was educated at London's University College School (UCS) and the University of Oxford, has continued his Hasbara work to this day.
