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Which firms list the government of Israel as a FARA foreign principal, and what for?

Israeli ministries appear as foreign principal across a string of FARA registrants. Many chains run through Havas Media and LAPAM. The indexes do not say what the work is.

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The short answer

DOJ's FARA indexes list an Israeli government body as foreign principal for Havas Media Group USA, PLUS Communications, Weber Shandwick, SKDKnickerbocker, Targeted Communications Global, Genesis 21 Consulting, Clock Tower X, Bridges Partners, Show Faith by Works, Davis Media NY, Piro and Sniper Advertising Services. What they are paid to do is Inconclusive. The indexes give no work description and no dollar figures. Clock Tower X, Piro and Show Faith by Works have filed Informational Materials for their Israeli principals.

  • Clock Tower X LLC lists "State of Israel via Havas Media Germany GmbH" as a foreign principal, and DOJ's index lists 250 filings from it.
  • Piro, Inc. registered 2026-06-02 for "Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LaPam)" and has 86 filings listed.
  • Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a listed foreign principal for SKDKnickerbocker, Targeted Communications Global, Genesis 21 Consulting, Show Faith by Works and Sniper Advertising Services.
  • Israel's Ministry of Finance is a listed foreign principal for PLUS Communications and for Weber Shandwick.
  • The filing indexes do not describe the work or state any payment amounts, so what these registrants are paid to do is Inconclusive from these records.

The short answer

RegistrantForeign principal (Israel-related, as listed)Registration numberLatest filing date
Clock Tower X LLCState of Israel via Havas Media Germany GmbH; State of Israel; HAVAS Media Network76492026-10-22
Piro, Inc.Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LaPam)77322026-10-27
Bridges Partners LLCGovernment of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany76522026-10-19
Davis Media NY LLCGovernment of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany; Government of Israel through L.D.R.S Group LTD76622025-10-12
Targeted Communications Global LLCGovernment of Israel, Ministry of Tourism (LAPAM) (through Havas Media Group USA LLC); Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs75532026-07-02
Havas Media Group USA LLCGovernment of Israel, Ministry of Tourism (through the Israeli Government Advertising Agency [LAPAM])71062025-12-16
Havas Media Group USA LLCGovernment of Israel, Ministry of Tourism (through the Israeli Government Advertising Agency LAPAM)66222018-12-21
Show Faith by Works, LLCIsrael - Ministry of Foreign Affairs76532026-10-07
SKDKnickerbocker LLCIsrael Ministry of Foreign Affairs75522025-09-26
Genesis 21 Consulting LLCIsraeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Government Advertising Bureau76312025-08-11
Sniper Advertising ServicesMinistry of Tourism and Ministry of Foreign Affairs77452026-06-24
IPG DXTRA, Inc. d/b/a Weber ShandwickMinistry of Finance of the State of Israel73942026-09-29
PLUS Communications, LLCMinistry of Finance of the State of Israel71072026-05-30
GlobalPoint InternationalStark Aerospace Inc. (company, not government)75182026-09-18
Pearson Unlimited, LLCXtend Reality, Inc. (company, not government)77682026-09-10
Rabinowitz, Inc. d/b/a Bluelight StrategiesB Yahad Natzliach (not a government body as listed)76412026-04-30
Goldstein, Jonathan CharlesM.N. Target Consultants (not a government body as listed)76392025-09-02
K&L Gates, LLPAn individual listed with country ISRAEL (not government)75972026-06-26
Sidley Austin LLPNone among the principals the index text lists37312026-10-29
MMGY Global, LLCNone among the principals the index text lists64922026-08-12

The Havas and LAPAM chain

Havas Media Group USA LLC registered twice for Israel's Ministry of Tourism, each time "through the Israeli Government Advertising Agency" LAPAM. Registration No. 6622 was registered 2018-12-21 and terminated 2018-12-31. Registration No. 7106 was registered 2022-04-08 and terminated 2025-10-31. Its latest filing was a Supplemental Statement on 2025-12-16.[7][6]

Clock Tower X LLC is the busiest registrant in this group. DOJ's index lists 250 filings from it. It names "State of Israel via Havas Media Germany GmbH", "State of Israel" and "HAVAS Media Network" as foreign principals. The index lists a steady run of Informational Materials filings for the Havas Germany route, from 2026-09-19 through 2026-10-22. It also lists an Exhibit AB on 2026-10-05. Its short-form registrants include Parscale, Bradley; Ginsberg, Mark; and Shields, Michael.[1]

Piro, Inc. registered 2026-06-02 for "Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LaPam)". It has 86 filings listed. They include Informational Materials filings from 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-29 and two Exhibit AB filings on 2026-10-27. Short-form filings in October name Storfer, Doron; Grozalsky, Marc; Rea, Martha; and Schiela, John.[2]

Bridges Partners LLC lists "Government of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany". It filed an Exhibit AB on 2026-05-01 and a Supplemental Statement on 2026-10-19. Its short-form registrant is Steinberg, Uri.[3]

Davis Media NY LLC lists the Government of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany, with country given as GERMANY. It also lists "Government of Israel through L.D.R.S Group LTD". It registered on 2025-10-12, the same day as its latest filing. Its short-form registrant is Davis, Yoav.[4]

Targeted Communications Global LLC lists the Ministry of Tourism (LAPAM) "through Havas Media Group USA LLC". It also lists the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its latest filing is an Exhibit AB for the Tourism route, dated 2026-07-02.[5]

Foreign Affairs and Finance ministries

Show Faith by Works, LLC registered 2025-09-27 for "Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs". It filed Informational Materials for that principal on 2026-10-07. Its short-form registrants include Ayotte, Kelli and Schnitger, Chad Jonson.[8]

SKDKnickerbocker LLC registered 2025-02-28 for the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That registration was terminated 2025-08-29. Genesis 21 Consulting LLC registered 2025-08-11 for "Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Government Advertising Bureau", with short-form registrant Daboush, Yitzhak Tzahi. Sniper Advertising Services registered 2026-06-24 for "Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Foreign Affairs".[9][10][11]

Weber Shandwick, registered as IPG DXTRA, Inc., lists the Ministry of Finance of the State of Israel. It filed an Exhibit AB for that ministry on 2026-01-09. PLUS Communications, LLC also lists the Ministry of Finance of the State of Israel among its foreign principals.[12][13]

Israeli principals that are not the government

Some registrants list Israeli companies or other entities, not a government body. GlobalPoint International lists Stark Aerospace Inc. Pearson Unlimited, LLC lists Xtend Reality, Inc. Jonathan Charles Goldstein lists M.N. Target Consultants. Bluelight Strategies lists B Yahad Natzliach, and its registration was terminated 2026-03-31. K&L Gates lists an individual with country ISRAEL. None of these answers the question about the government of Israel.[14][15][17][16][18]

For Sidley Austin LLP and MMGY Global, LLC, the foreign principals in the index text are from China, Argentina, Vietnam, Germany and Japan. MMGY also has a later Exhibit AB from Australia. Whether either has an Israeli principal is Inconclusive from these records.[19][20]

What the filings do not say

The indexes list filing types, dates and principals. They contain no description of the work and no dollar amounts. So the second half of the question, what these firms are paid to do, is Inconclusive from these sources. The Informational Materials filings by Clock Tower X, Piro and Show Faith by Works show that those registrants have filed such materials. The index does not show what the materials say.[1][2][8]

Paperwork details

  • Clock Tower X LLC, No. 7649: registered 2025-09-18; 250 filings; latest 2026-10-22.
  • Piro, Inc., No. 7732: registered 2026-06-02; 86 filings; latest 2026-10-27.
  • PLUS Communications, LLC, No. 7107: registered 2022-04-11; 56 filings; latest 2026-05-30.
  • Havas Media Group USA LLC, No. 6622: 44 filings; terminated 2018-12-31.
  • Havas Media Group USA LLC, No. 7106: 37 filings; terminated 2025-10-31.
  • Weber Shandwick, No. 7394: registered 2024-04-05; 33 filings; latest 2026-09-29.
  • Targeted Communications Global LLC, No. 7553: registered 2025-03-03; 23 filings.
  • SKDKnickerbocker LLC, No. 7552: 17 filings; terminated 2025-08-29.
  • Show Faith by Works, LLC, No. 7653: 16 filings; latest 2026-10-07.
  • Bridges Partners LLC, No. 7652: 8 filings; latest 2026-10-19.
  • Davis Media NY LLC, No. 7662: 6 filings.
  • Sniper Advertising Services, No. 7745: 5 filings.
  • Genesis 21 Consulting LLC, No. 7631: 4 filings.[1][2][13][7][6][12][5][9][8][3][4][11][10]

Questions people ask

Which registrants list the government of Israel as a foreign principal?

The DOJ indexes list Israeli government bodies for Havas Media Group USA, PLUS Communications, Weber Shandwick, SKDKnickerbocker, Targeted Communications Global, Genesis 21 Consulting, Clock Tower X, Bridges Partners, Show Faith by Works, Davis Media NY, Piro and Sniper Advertising Services.

What are they paid to do?

Inconclusive. The filing indexes give no work description and no payment amounts. Clock Tower X, Piro and Show Faith by Works have filed Informational Materials for Israeli principals. The index does not show what those materials say.

What is the Havas connection?

Several filings name a Havas Media company in the chain. Clock Tower X, Piro, Bridges Partners and Davis Media NY list Havas Media Germany. Targeted Communications Global lists Havas Media Group USA, which itself registered for the Ministry of Tourism through LAPAM.

Are any of these registrations over?

Yes. Havas Media Group USA's No. 6622 was terminated 2018-12-31 and its No. 7106 on 2025-10-31. SKDKnickerbocker's was terminated 2025-08-29 and Bluelight Strategies' on 2026-03-31.

Sources

  1. [1]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Clock Tower X LLC (No. 7649), October 22, 2026. Primary record“State of Israel via Havas Media Germany GmbH”
  2. [2]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Piro, Inc. (No. 7732), October 27, 2026. Primary record“Havas Media Germany GmbH on behalf of the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LaPam)”
  3. [3]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Bridges Partners LLC (No. 7652), October 19, 2026. Primary record“Government of Israel through Havas Media Group Germany”
  4. [4]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Davis Media NY LLC (No. 7662), October 12, 2025. Primary record“Government of Israel through L.D.R.S Group LTD”
  5. [5]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Targeted Communications Global LLC (No. 7553), July 2, 2026. Primary record“Government of Israel, Ministry of Tourism (LAPAM) (through Havas Media Group USA LLC)”
  6. [6]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Havas Media Group USA LLC (No. 7106), December 16, 2025. Primary record
  7. [7]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Havas Media Group USA LLC (No. 6622), December 21, 2018. Primary record
  8. [8]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Show Faith by Works, LLC (No. 7653), October 7, 2026. Primary record“Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs”
  9. [9]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for SKDKnickerbocker LLC (No. 7552), September 26, 2025. Primary record
  10. [10]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Genesis 21 Consulting LLC (No. 7631), August 11, 2025. Primary record“Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Government Advertising Bureau”
  11. [11]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Sniper Advertising Services (No. 7745), June 24, 2026. Primary record“Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Foreign Affairs”
  12. [12]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for IPG DXTRA, Inc. d/b/a Weber Shandwick (No. 7394), September 29, 2026. Primary record“Ministry of Finance of the State of Israel”
  13. [13]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for PLUS Communications, LLC (No. 7107), May 30, 2026. Primary record
  14. [14]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for GlobalPoint International (No. 7518), September 18, 2026. Primary record
  15. [15]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Pearson Unlimited, LLC (No. 7768), September 10, 2026. Primary record
  16. [16]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Rabinowitz, Inc. d/b/a Bluelight Strategies (No. 7641), April 30, 2026. Primary record
  17. [17]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Goldstein, Jonathan Charles (No. 7639), September 2, 2025. Primary record
  18. [18]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for K&L Gates, LLP (No. 7597), June 26, 2026. Primary record
  19. [19]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Sidley Austin LLP (No. 3731), October 29, 2026. Primary record
  20. [20]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for MMGY Global, LLC (No. 6492), August 12, 2026. Primary record

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