Israel is massively increasing its 'hasbara' budget
Israel is massively increasing its 'hasbara' budget
Israel’s Foreign Ministry will receive $150 million for what’s officially known as public diplomacy, or in Hebrew, hasbara.
The Israeli government plans to offset wartime spending and an economic slowdown with tax hikes and deep cuts to public services. But the proposed budget for 2025 also includes a massive new allocation: toward pro-Israel advocacy efforts abroad.
Under the new budget, Israel’s Foreign Ministry will receive $150 million, on top of what it gets for its existing activities, for what’s officially known as public diplomacy, or in Hebrew, hasbara. That sum is more than 20 times what such efforts have typically been allotted in past years.
Ducking hell. Just say propaganda. Why use a foreign word when there’s a perfectly usable alternative?
Many say English has no fitting translation, but I believe the word "justification" is the correct word..
Hasbara means "justifying anything Israel does or has done (mostly by lying)".
Which is a subset of propaganda.
All the hasbara money in the world cannot wash the blood from their hands
Great, just what the world needs
*Bribe money for politicians
Hasbara is in large part online troll farms. Get ready to argue online with many more people who suddenly love Israel.
It’ll be flowing into mods pockets in no time.
Shush money
Oh boy, can't wait for the Israel government to sponsor some e-sports tournaments to engage in a little sportswashing. Finally, it'll be their turn to ban all the Muslim players, as opposed to countries like the UAE who typically ban Jewish players!
Does the UAE ban Jews or Israelis?