Desi Banks Says He Was Set Up After Google Shuts Down Ad Account Tied to Israeli Movement⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: Yallnotgonnadragme⁠ ⁠ #DesiBanks is pushing back after Google confirmed it suspended an ad account connected to his company over what it called “egregious” violations of its policies, which led to wild rumors about a rumored allegiance to Israel.⁠ ⁠ On January 20, 2026, Google said it shut down the advertising account tied to Desi Banks Productions LLC. The suspension followed revelations from journalist Max Blumenthal and independent journalist Jack Poulson, who reported that the account had allegedly been used for months to run ads recruiting “family members of Iranian government officials as agents of Israel’s foreign intelligence service.”⁠ ⁠ After the account was disabled, numerous ads linked to Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad reportedly disappeared. Google confirmed the suspension but did not clarify which specific policies were violated. Other Mossad-linked recruitment ef...