Knesset member Nir Barkat of the Likud poured quite a bit of money and effort into his latest corporate video. He is, after all, planning his campaign to replace former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the Likud. His latest video shows him standing before the Capitol building in Washington, warning against the Iranian nuclear threat.
Barkat is one of Israel’s wealthiest politicians, with a net worth of approximately 1.3 billion Israeli shekels ($419 million). He flew to Washington 10 days ago for what he described as an important diplomatic mission. The video was released Dec. 15 and positioned prominently on all his social media accounts. His new media staff made sure to highlight selections from his speeches in English, all of them containing the same sharp, unequivocal message: “Iran is a radical Islamic regime: You must stop them …”
