Israeli lefty sets up copycat hasbara site

The tweet rumors abound and now JPost has the story: 32-year-old Ofri Mann from Rishon Lezion, Israel set up a copycat site to the Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora’s hasbirim web portal aiming to turn average Israelis traveling abroad into propagandists. Mann’s parody purports to be the “Ministry of Truth” and links send visitors to B’Tselem’s web site among other alternate Israeli viewpoints.

Ynet reports that Mann is not anti-government, although “I believe the Jews deserve a state, and I support the Law of Return. But at the same time, if we continue with these wars, nothing will come of it.†Beautiful. If there’s one thing I really appreciate about Israeli culture, it’s their ability to make fun of themselves.

Hasbirim site copycat, screenshot

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