SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: ISRAEL SPENDS $40 MILLION TO RETAIN ITS GRIP ON US RIGHT

ISRAEL SPENDS $40 MILLION TO RETAIN ITS GRIP ON US RIGHT

In a desperate bid to reverse plummeting public approval, the Isr*eli government is reportedly paying over $40 million into an aggressive influence campaign targeting US conservative audiences. 

According to Isr*eli newspaper Haaretz, this expenditure is a response to deepening skepticism among Republican voters - particularly younger conservatives - who are increasingly questioning whether the "America First" agenda is being sidelined for an "Isr*el First" policy.

Tensions have spiked following the US-Isr*el war on Iran, a conflict many on the American Right believe was encouraged by Isr*eli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to draw the US into an unnecessary regional struggle. 

The Isr*eli government has more than doubled its PR budget to counter criticism. 

However, this influence effort is being tested in the political arena, most notably in Kentucky. 

Congress Representative Thomas Massie, a fierce critic of unconditional foreign aid to Isr*el, recently faced the most expensive House primary in US history. 

Pro-Israel groups poured more than $32 million into the race to unseat him, utilising AI-generated defamatory ads, to back challenger Ed Gallrein. While Gallrein ultimately won, the razor-thin margin signaled a growing fracture among Republicans - traditionally guaranteed source of support for Isr*el. 

The backlash against these tactics is moving from the fringes to the mainstream. 

Former Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has publicly labeled American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a "foreign lobby" that "buys US elections".

As the "America First" movement recoils from the human and financial costs of foreign intervention, the record-breaking sums spent by Israel and its allies highlight how Isr*el's once-unshakable grip on the American Right is slipping.