Google and YouTube Paid Millions in Israel’s Campaign to Reshape Global Opinion on Gaza The Israeli government has launched a massive public relations drive, funnelling around $45 million into advertising contracts with Google and YouTube to reshape global opinion on the Gaza crisis. The campaign, overseen by the Prime Minister’s Office and executed through Israel’s state advertising bureau, Lapam, is designed to counter international reports of famine and humanitarian collapse. Ads already circulating online deny starvation in Gaza and accuse aid agencies such as the UN’s refugee body of spreading “lies,” despite mounting evidence from humanitarian groups pointing to severe shortages of food, water, and medical supplies. The move highlights how governments can leverage Big Tech platforms not only for commerce but also for propaganda on a global scale. By saturating digital spaces with carefully curated messaging, Israel seeks to undermine international concern while maintaining political cover for its ongoing military campaign. With the campaign scheduled to run until the end of 2025, the controversy raises urgent questions about the responsibility of tech giants like Google in amplifying government narratives—particularly when those narratives clash with the findings of humanitarian watchdogs and risk obscuring the realities on the ground in Gaza. Source: Jack Poulson and Lee Fang, @DropSiteNews

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