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Israel Cranks Up Propaganda

Ian Carroll offers a comprehensive history of Israeli propaganda in America. When has it been used? How has it been used? What have been the detrimental effects as far as impacting American freedom of speech and press?

Why the focus now? Because we’re seeing more Israeli propaganda than ever. In Carroll’s words, “it’s flailing up in an unprecedented way.”

In some respects, this is to be expected. Israel is seeking to counter the growing American criticism toward genocidal policies in the Gaza region. But Carroll says Americans must beware “of the way the Israeli government is affecting free speech in America.” The impacts are much more onerous than we’ve seen from other foreign propaganda campaigns.

FARA, standing for the Foreign Agents Registration Act, is the key set of regulations governing how foreign governments or entities can market in the United States. These documents generally are required to be on file with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Here, Carroll goes through recent FARA permits pertaining to Israel’s Hasbara. That’s essentially Israel’s public relations campaign abroad and, particularly, in the United States.