Students at the IDC Herzliya “war
room,” seen here in a screenshot, focus on posting propaganda justifying
Israel’s attack on Gaza on Facebook.
As the death toll from Israel’s savage bombardment of Gaza continues
to climb, Israel has once again turned to students to sell the
slaughter online.
“Although they haven’t been called up to the army yet, they’ve
decided to enlist in a civilian mission that is no less important –
Israeli propaganda [hasbara],”
Ynet’s Hebrew edition reported about a massive initiative organized by the Israeli student union branch at the
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya), a prestigious private university.
“Organized lying”
“Hasbara,” literally “explaining,” is the term used in Israel for government propaganda aimed at overseas audiences.
“The goal is to deliver a very clear message to people abroad – Israel has the right to defend itself,” Lidor Bar David told Ynet.
Bar David, a student, and one of the organizers of the “war room,” adds, “We want people abroad who don’t know our reality to understand exactly what is going on here.”
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