hasbara en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hæzˈbɑ.ɹə/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה (hasbará, literally “explaining”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.
Hasbara detected, opinion rejected.
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.
2015, Gideon Levy, “Israeli Propaganda Isn't Fooling Anyone - Except Israelis”, in Haaretz:
Deriveds
hasbarable · hasbarist · hasbarat