Israel has lost the propaganda war: hasbara and political lobbies have been exposed
Israel’s DARVO depends on a toxic mix of hasbara and secretive political lobbying. But both tactics have been exposed internationally, and they’re crumbling in the cold light of day. The emperor’s naked.
Israel’s existence has depended on their ability to Deny, Attack and Reverse Victim and Offender (DARVO).
They’ve achieved this through a combination of Hasbara and backdoor, shadowy political lobbying.
Hasbara is Israel’s term for propaganda. The New Arab explains that
“Hasbara shares much in common with other forms of modern propaganda, but it is often considered a description of the more granular, event-by-event distortions and fabrications utilised by the Israeli state to justify its controversial actions and policies.
In the modern era, it often takes the form of videos, infographics and viral social media posts and hashtags released and promoted by the Israeli state.”
Israel’s hasbara has made fools of Israelis.
It was perfectly illustrated earlier this week when Mehdi Hasan, flanked by Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, debated Antisemitism and Antizionism with right-wing racist Douglas Murray and Natasha Hausdorff from…
