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| − | '''Hasbara''' refers to the propaganda efforts to sell Israel, justify its actions, and defend it in world opinion. [[Public | + | '''Hasbara''' refers to the propaganda efforts to sell Israel, justify its actions, and defend it in world opinion. [[Public diplomacy]] for Israel, or in a pejorative sense: apologia. Israel portrays itself as fighting on two fronts: the Palestinians and world opinion. The latter is dealt with hasbara. The premise of hasbara is that Israel's problems are a matter of better propaganda, and not one of an underlying unjust situation. |
== The techniques utilized == | == The techniques utilized == | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 28 November 2004
Hasbara refers to the propaganda efforts to sell Israel, justify its actions, and defend it in world opinion. Public diplomacy for Israel, or in a pejorative sense: apologia. Israel portrays itself as fighting on two fronts: the Palestinians and world opinion. The latter is dealt with hasbara. The premise of hasbara is that Israel's problems are a matter of better propaganda, and not one of an underlying unjust situation.
The techniques utilized
- Smearing critics of Israel
- Selective discussion of issues
Resources
- Conal Urguhart, Israel uses TV show to find its best spin doctor, The Guardian, Nov. 27, 2004.
- Fadi Kiblawi, Israel's Campus Concerns, The Palestine Chronicle, Oct. 23, 2003. Quote: "The Hasbara Handbook prescribes fascinating instructions on attacking the messenger and avoiding the message at all costs ‘in ways that engage the emotions, and downplay rationality, in an attempt to promote’ their cause. In a section entitled ‘Name Calling,’ Israel’s Jewish Agency writes, ‘Creating negative connotations by name calling is done to try and get the audience to reject a person or idea on the basis of negative associations, without allowing a real examination of that person or idea."
