Podcast highlights DOJ/Times of Israel reporting on 'Project Esther' and alleged influence operations
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Summary
On Megatrends Pat Faye outlined reporting and a DOJ filing he described as revealing an influence operation called 'Project Esther,' naming Bridges Partner LLC and Clock Tower X LLC; the segment presented these as claims drawn from published filings, not adjudicated findings.
Pat Faye discussed media reporting and a recently filed document he described as an Inside Israel/DOJ record about a project he referred to as "Project Esther." On-air, he said new documents showed Jerusalem had launched an influence operation in the U.S. that blended paid advertising and grassroots-style influencing; he named a firm called Bridges Partner LLC and said a U.S.-registered firm, Clock Tower X LLC, had registered as a foreign agent for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The program referenced a Times of Israel article and a Department of Justice filing. Pat Faye urged listeners to review the Times of Israel reporting ("Inside Israel's Esther Project" was the headline mentioned on-air) to confirm details. The segment contrasted this alleged operation with other influence campaigns and linked it to campus speech debates and a broader discussion the host labeled "Project Esther" and "Esther Project." The discussion on-air did not produce a copy of the filing and presented the topic as a matter for readers and journalists to verify.
Speakers treated the reporting as a prompt for more journalistic follow-up rather than as settled fact; no legal determinations were announced on the program.
