Hasbara
A Hasbara stand in France
Below I've compiled a list of Hasbara, listed by Wikipedia as the "public relations of Israel" - but as we all know "public relations" more often than not is just a code-word for propaganda, with israel that is especially the case. So let's just get into it, shall we?
February 1998 - The Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI) is established, founded entirely by former Israeli military.
2000 - The Jewish Internet Defense Force (JIDF) is established, targeting social media platforms like Facebook.
2001 - Hasbara Fellowships is established, targeting American college campuses on behalf of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
August 16th, 2001 - Former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, holds a discussion on Hasbara with the Foreign Ministry.
March 2002 - The World Union of Jewish Students releases "Hasbara Handbook: Promoting Israel On Campus".
August 12th, 2002 - Brian Whitaker publishes an article on the shady background of MEMRI and it's motivations.
December 12th, 2003 - Ariel Sharon and the Foreign Ministry of Israel launch several Hasbara projects in Europe and America.
July 28th, 2006 - Israel admits to using Hasbara to "curb pro-Arab propaganda", noting the World Union of Jewish Students.
March 30th, 2007 - The movie "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" is revealed to have ties to pro-Israel groups.
A screen shot of Obsession's trailer
June 20th, 2007 - The Israeli Consulate in New York uses the magazine Maxim to spread images of "semi-clad female former soldiers".
February 8th, 2008 - The Israeli government appoints Yarden Vatikay as it's new "Hasbara czar".
October 6th, 2008 - The Foreign Ministry of Israel and it's PR firm rebrand Israel as a land of achievements.
2009 - The Hasbara group called "The Israel Project" releases it's 2009 edition of the "Global Language Dictionary".
February 9th, 2009 - The documentary "Defamation" is released by Yoav Shamir.
Defamation: Anti-Semitism the Movie
November 26th, 2009 - Zionist propaganda body seeks volunteers to distort Wikipedia input on Middle East.
July 21st, 2009 - Israel's Foreign Ministry establishes a team of undercover workers to spread "positive news about Israel".
June 2nd, 2010 - The IDF attempts to link Al-Qaeda to the Freedom Flotilla.
July 1st, 2010 - Israel attempts to appeal to the gay community via propaganda operations.
August 18th, 2010 - Wikipedia editing courses are launched by Zionist groups.
November 28th, 2010 - Israel uses it's embassies to spread propaganda in countries like France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
January 4th, 2012 - Israeli students to get $2,000 to spread state propaganda on Facebook.
August 15th, 2012 - Israel's Foreign Ministry gives envoys a lesson on Twitter diplomacy.
November 1st, 2012 - Israel invests millions in drive for elite 'cyber warriors'.
May 30th, 2013 - ADL gets $7.5 million to launch global anti-Semitism index.
August 13th, 2013 - Students offered grants if they tweet pro-Israeli propaganda.
June 17th, 2013 - Biased Wikipedia editing in Israel raises concerns of political meddling.
July 15th, 2013 - Hasbara courses at Israeli universities exposed in new report.
June 2017 - Act.IL is established to directly attack the BDS movement.
March 15th, 2018 - Digital warfare: Media experts sharpen tools to promote Israel amid 'disinformation apocalypse'.
November 10th, 2023 - TikTok faces calls for ban amid claims of anti-Israel 'indoctrination'.
November 14th, 2023 - Mein Kampf in Gaza and ISIS Flags in Israel? Israeli hasbara is falling apart.
A Pro-Israel news outlet claiming Hamas is an ally of ISIS
November 14th, 2023 - Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari claims a calendar in Arabic is a list of Hamas terrorists.
Daniel Hagari and the calendar
November 18th, 2023 - Understanding Hasbara: Israel's propaganda machine.
November 20th, 2023 - Israelis hijack Hamas.com, turning it into a display of October 7 atrocities.
Hamas's plan for world domination, according to Israel
January 4th, 2024 - The claim of Hamas beheading Israeli infants is exposed as a hoax.
January 10th, 2024 - Questions for NYT about shoddy 'Hamas mass rape' report.
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