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The Israeli government plans to offset wartime spending and an economic slowdown with tax hikes and deep cuts to public services. But the proposed budget for 2025 also includes a massive new allocation: toward pro-Israel advocacy efforts abroad.

Under the new budget, Israel’s Foreign Ministry will receive $150 million, on top of what it gets for its existing activities, for what’s officially known as public diplomacy, or in Hebrew, hasbara. That sum is more than 20 times what such efforts have typically been allotted in past years.

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[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 30 points 3 days ago

Ducking hell. Just say propaganda. Why use a foreign word when there’s a perfectly usable alternative?

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Many say English has no fitting translation, but I believe the word "justification" is the correct word..

Hasbara means "justifying anything Israel does or has done (mostly by lying)".

[-] slartibartfast@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago

Which is a subset of propaganda.

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