Current sectionIsrael NewsNational SecurityMisgav Institute hired major lobbying firm to disseminate a critical report co-authored by a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Israel's former UN ambassador: 'Nowhere are the UN's double standards clearer than in its treatment of Israel, a 'model ally' of the United States'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNettanel Slyomovics, Yarden Michaeliand Omer Benjakob05:24 PM • August 13 2026 IDTAn Israeli right-wing think tank hired one of Washington's major lobbying firms to influence the work of Congress and the Trump administration, Haaretz has learned. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:United NationsIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankHunter BidenEx-Mossad Chief GazaLikudGoldaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTest in Morocco Exposes Covenant's Secret Cruise MissileThe Dark Tech Running Israel's Election CampaignsIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIs Someone Close to Netanyahu Manipulating Polymarket Bets on His Election Win?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsNew Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. Influence