Monday, June 7, 2010

Israel: Hasbara, Lies, and Videotape


Unfortunately, Israel's "hasbara" seems to be working in the US as well as Israel. Most Americans simply swallow the Israeli line - hook, line and sinker. Only the few who noticed the lack of opposing voices in the first few days after the flotilla incident - because of Israel's detention of the activists and confiscation of most footage - had much of a reason to be skeptical. Israel's defenders flooded the airwaves with the "lynch" footage and related "head-talking." Only after the controversy dies down do alternative voices emerge... but does it matter then?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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