{"id":6689,"date":"2026-05-16T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/israels-image-crisis-becoming-too-big-to-spin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:35:55","slug":"israels-image-crisis-becoming-too-big-to-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/israels-image-crisis-becoming-too-big-to-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Image Crisis: Becoming Too Big to Spin?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Listening Post<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/header>\n
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As criticism of Israel mounts over its wars on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank, the country is ramping up its PR offensive.<\/p>\n

From a carefully managed appearance of Benjamin Netanyahu on CBS\u2019s 60 Minutes to a major expansion of Israel\u2019s Hasbara operation, the push includes pouring money into digital campaigns and media messaging.<\/p>\n

The goal is to reverse the collapse of public support for Israel, especially in the US, but no amount of spin can make audiences unsee what they have watched in real time.<\/p>\n

Contributors:
<\/strong>Miriyam Aouragh \u2013 Professor of digital anthropology, University of Westminster
Matt Lieb \u2013 Host, Bad Hasbara podcast
Emily Schrader \u2013 Journalist, ILTV News
Oren Ziv \u2013 Reporter, Local Call<\/p>\n

On our radar<\/h2>\n

Israeli officials have dismissed a recent New York Times report on sexual violence against Palestinians as \u201cblood libel\u201d.<\/p>\n

But while the government denounces the allegations, many of the claims in the report have been openly discussed in the Israeli media.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Muirhead reports.<\/p>\n

Zaragoza Data Farms<\/h2>\n

The generative AI boom is prompting a global race to build vast, energy-hungry data centres. In Spain\u2019s Aragon region, authorities have welcomed tech giants and the jobs, investment and digital transformation they claim to bring.<\/p>\n

But behind the glossy narrative lies a different reality \u2013 one in which enormous facilities consume natural resources and exploit legal loopholes, often at the expense of the communities that live alongside them.<\/p>\n

Featuring:
<\/strong>Alonso Llorente \u2013 Journalist, Arainfo
Pablo Jimenez Arandia \u2013 Investigative reporter
Mar Vaquero \u2013 Vice president, Aragon Minister of Economy, Employment & Industry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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