Strategic Affairs Ministry

Hostage families lead prayer for hostage return outside Ron Dermer's home

Hostage families gathered outside Ron Dermer's home, urging him to secure their loved ones' return by Passover amid stalled negotiations.

 Ilay David speaks at Rosh  Hodesh service outside Ron Dermer's home, March, 2025.
 Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Foreign Agents Registration Act. July 17, 2017.

Leaked documents reveal Israel's strategy to avoid US foreign lobbying law - report

 Asher Fredman.

25 ViZionaries: Asher Fredman - No. 11

Yair Lapid at a government meeting on July 11, 2021.

Flawed, unfairly maligned Strategic Affairs Ministry shutters - analysis


Has the Strategic Affairs Ministry achieved its goals?

With the Strategic Affairs Ministry set to be dismantled, former director-general Tzahi Gavrieli looks back at five years of fighting delegitimization of Israel

TZAHI GAVRIELI: Substance is what matters.

Is there light at the end of the (Hezbollah) tunnel?

Internationally-known social media influencers took a step into the dark as they journeyed to the recently uncovered Hezbollah tunnels on Israel’s northern front.

DigiTell tour to Israel's northern front for social media influencers, April 12, 2021.

Israel asks Twitter to remove 128 fake accounts promoting incitement

The activity was linked in particular to possible war crimes suits against Israel at the International Criminal Court and the potential pending plans to annex West Bank settlements.

A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this illustrative picture

90% of Arab world on social media against normalization - Israeli study

The study pointed at direct involvement of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Iran and pro-Palestinian organizations in orchestrating the negative discourse.

Palestinians protest the recent peace deals struck between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain.

Does Israel need a ministry to fight BDS?

After incoming Strategic Affairs Minister calls to eliminate his own office, experts and activists weigh in on its necessity.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

Strategic Affairs Ministry: PLO increasing pressure on EU to change policy

The Strategic Affairs Ministry said that it is too soon to tell if there will be significant changes in the PLO's current conduct or if the meeting was primarily intended to send internal messages.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, West Bank January 30, 2019

Pro-Israel organizations see major decrease in activity due to Covid-19

This crisis has also caused a massive decline in the organizations' activities of about 50%, having to cut down delegations, training, as well as conventions and other events.

Jerusalem's Old City lit during Diaspora Ministry solidarity event for Jewish communities hit by COVID-19

Israeli companies can now claim grant to promote sustainable practices

Up to NIS 100,000 can be claimed from the Strategic Affairs Ministry to showcase ethical practices within Israel's business community.

The Ofaimme Farm restaurant at Beit Hansen in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2018. The Ofaimme Farm for sustainable agriculture was established in Moshav Idan, in the Southern Arava district, and has two restaurants and shops in Jerusalem.

Strategic Affairs Ministry: The peace deals hurt BDS

The Ministry sees the reaction of BDS organizations to peace deals as an opportunity to delegitimize the movement by showing that the groups are working to hurt peace processes.

Minister of Strategic Affairs and member of the National Security Cabinet, MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen

Strategic Affairs Ministry pivots to target delegitimization

Delegitimization will be a major challenge to Israel in the coming years, ministry director-genera Ronen Manelis said.

Strategic Affairs Ministry director-general Ronen Manelis addresses the Knesset State Control Committee, July 28, 2020

Minister to ‘Post’: There is a ramp up of attacks on Israel’s legitimacy

Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen was in conversation with Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz.

Orit Farkash-Hacohen (Blue and White)