hasbara
English
Etymology
From Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה (hasbará, literally “explaining”).
Noun
hasbara (uncountable)
- (sometimes derogatory) Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.
- Hypernym: propaganda
- 2015, Gideon Levy, “Israeli Propaganda Isn't Fooling Anyone - Except Israelis”, in Haaretz:
- Hasbara is the Israeli euphemism for propaganda, and there are some things, said the late ambassador Yohanan Meroz, that are not 'hasbarable.' One of them is Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
Derived terms
- hasbarable
- hasbarat (derogatory)
- hasbarist
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