BBC Panorama’s John Ware aired a documentary on 30 July 2006 aimed at showing how funds raised by British charity Interpal have helped Hamas. Subsequent criticisms of Ware have pointed out that the Board of Deputies of British Jews had to settle out of court with Interpal last year after calling them a ‘terrorist organisation’.…
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So Israel’s war against Hezbollah has failed. After a month of barbaric bombing that has left over 1,000 Lebanese dead and an estimated one million homeless, Israel has failed to beat one of its arch enemies. Instead Hezbollah’s reputation has been “lionised across the Arab world”, according to veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk of…
In introducing the new marketing initiative known as “nation branding”, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said, “It’s time to bridge the gap between the real Israel and its international image. Israel has much to offer to the world.” The Jerusalem Post October 2006, read more
Continue Reading Foreign Ministry tackles Israel’s image abroad
High-level Israeli spokespeople here struggle to get country’s nuanced message out. Jewish Week June 2007, read more
But the profile she is reading is a profile with a difference: it represents the entire state of Israel. Officials hope that running a MySpace page dedicated to Israel will help improve relations with people from other countries, and increase awareness and communication with those under 35. Guardian article March 2007, read more
Israel has decided to reach out to young US men by publishing images of semi-clad female former soldiers in US men’s magazine, Maxim. Story from BBC News June 2007, read more See also Guardian article