Hasbara, a long-running strategy
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Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi
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We re-publish here a detailed study by Tariq Kenney-Shawa, US Policy Fellow with Al-Shabaka, an independent, transnational Palestinian think tank.
Kenney-Shawa is an expert in the role of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in exposing Israel’s war crimes. Here he analyses the failure of journalists, including OSINT analysts, to critically scrutinise Israeli narratives despite the state’s long history of using disinformation to justify its war crimes against Palestinians.
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This article was originally published by Al-Shabaka on Tue 12 Mar 2024. Read the original here.
Israel’s Disinformation Apparatus: A Key Weapon in its Arsenal
Disinformation is being produced at industrial scale by official Israeli sources to justify its ongoing genocide in Gaza. Journalists and open-source intelligence analysts have only added fuel to this fire of Palestinian dehumanization by propping up the false news without necessary scrutiny. In his latest policy brief, Tariq Kenney-Shawa delves into Israel’s information warfare tactics, exploring how these efforts have contributed to the decay of truth and how they hamper efforts to organize a global response. He offers recommendations for reporters, analysts, and the wider public to leverage open-source tools to refute dominant Israeli propaganda and disinformation.
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