<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Howto lie yourself into a scholarship &#8211; Hasbara&nbsp;Style!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="143102" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/lying-1/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lying-1.jpg" data-orig-size="400,300" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lying-1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lying-1.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lying-1.jpg?w=400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-143102" alt="lying-1" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/lying-1.jpg?w=400&#038;h=300" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Aug 15, 2013 | by @occpal</strong></span><br />
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<p>While one must never lie on an application form,  Israel is now luring students with <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/students-offered-grants-if-they-tweet-proisraeli-propaganda-8760142.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>grants</strong></span></a></span> for it&#8217;s renewed hasbara (propaganda) campaign. Again.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Instantly pops up the question&#8230;..:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>What the heck happened to the 1.6 Million USD they pumped in in 2011 to create the</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-investing-16-million-new-media-warriors/9245" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><strong>new media warriors</strong></span></a>?</span>??</p>
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<h3><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Who Knows?</strong></span></h3>
<p><img data-attachment-id="143103" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/apologists/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg" data-orig-size="401,194" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="apologists" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg?w=401" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg?w=401" class="alignright  wp-image-143103" alt="apologists" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg?w=250" width="250" srcset="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg?w=250 250w, https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/apologists.jpg 401w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" />Apparently AP doesn&#8217;t know neither. For echoed in the copy/paste culture of current &#8216;journalistic geniuses&#8217; is written:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57598577-93/israel-to-hire-pro-government-tweeters-and-facebookers/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>This is a groundbreaking project</strong></span></a></span>!!!</p>
<p>I can tell you it burned to the ground many times before.</p>
<p>For those following my story &#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://storify.com/occpal/zions-web-war-declaration-hasbara-goes-www" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Hasbara Goes WWW</strong></span></a></span>&#8221; know. If you didn&#8217;t read it, this storify compilation can be a nice reference for those who missed the real failures of hasbara in the mainstream media coverage.</p>
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<h3><span style="color:#000000;">Hit the buttons!</span></h3>
<p><strong><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="143104" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/oops/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/oops.jpg" data-orig-size="240,191" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="oops" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/oops.jpg?w=240" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/oops.jpg?w=240" class="size-full wp-image-143104 alignleft" alt="oops" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/oops.jpg?w=240&#038;h=191" width="240" height="191" />All buttons</strong> being pushed by Israel again to distort reality in the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-tE3" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>war on truth</strong></span></a></span>.</span></p>
<p>Admitted, this can be a one in a lifetime chance for paid hasbarats like Avi Mayer to finally get a paid education.</p>
<p>Avi, u have to push the &#8220;Apply&#8221;-button for that.</p>
<p>Just to make sure you don&#8217;t hit the wrong one! And again say &#8220;Oops!&#8221;</p>
<p>Maybe Israel could also invest these funds in teaching soldiers proper English.  For it becomes quite embarrassing (one tweet at a time!) if it&#8217;s soldiers abuse (other people&#8217;s) social media and do not know to utter over 2 words while <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/soldiers-hijacking-twitter/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><strong>hijacking a phone</strong></span></a> of one of the most eloquent tweeps online!</p>
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<h3><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>But it&#8217;s &#8220;Diplomacy&#8221; Stupid!</strong></span></h3>
<p><img data-attachment-id="143105" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg" data-orig-size="1032,774" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu.png" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg?w=588" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg?w=588" class="alignright  wp-image-143105" alt="veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu.png" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg?w=240" width="240" srcset="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg?w=240 240w, https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/veritas_aequitas_white_by_scaludos-d368nqu-png.jpg?w=480 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />The covert units-to be are part of <a href="http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israel-setting-covert-units-tweet-facebook-government-propaganda" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Israel&#8217;s diplomacy</strong></span></a>.<br />
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</em>Enlisting &#8216;recruits&#8217; do not have to worry about telling lies on their résumé  to get employed as a paid liar, for in Israel&#8217;s top league of liars it happens continuously.</p>
<p>Until utter embarrassment and disgrace even, as  <a href="http://haaretz.feedsportal.com/c/34191/f/620531/s/2ff72840/sc/11/l/0L0Shaaretz0N0Cnews0Cnational0C0Bpremium0E10B541580A/story01.htm" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Israel&#8217;s Hasbara chief&#8217;s activity got suspended</strong></span></a> over anti-Japan Facebook comments you should not worry about your immoral companions in the team. There are many.</p>
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<h3><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>No Brain </strong></span><strong><del>Required</del></strong><strong></strong><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>. Desired.</strong></span></h3>
<p><img data-attachment-id="143106" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg" data-orig-size="512,512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg?w=512" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg?w=512" class="alignleft  wp-image-143106" alt="no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg?w=240" width="240" srcset="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg?w=240 240w, https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/no_brains_tag_label_round_sticker-r7f1d1f6aec75491e83c5ab885ceec803_v9wth_8byvr_512.jpg?w=480 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />Quite some contradictio in terminis that people granted with a brain prostitute their conscience for some shekels by insulting their own intelligence skills to deploy those synapses not to educate but to propagate according to the manual.</p>
<p>With &#8216;toolkits&#8217; like the <a href="http://bit.ly/Sdlvq9" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><strong>&#8220;We Believe in Israel&#8221; manual</strong></span></span></a> the recruits are instructed.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> </span>Wear a diaper reading this for if you haven&#8217;t lost control of your own brain yet, it will flush itself while reading this!</p>
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<h3><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Anyway</strong></span></h3>
<p><em><img data-attachment-id="143107" data-permalink="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/howto-lie-yourself-into-a-scholarship-hasbara-style/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435/" data-orig-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg" data-orig-size="500,492" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg?w=500" class="alignright  wp-image-143107" alt="rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435" src="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg?w=240" width="240" srcset="https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg?w=240 240w, https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/rmx-the-art-of-trolling_o_479435.jpg?w=480 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></em>Trolling propaganda recruits have proven in the past to one sole unique capacity: To ruin Israel&#8217;s reputation where no troll has ruined it before.</p>
<p>Not disturbed by any knoweldge of any facts and in the end of the day, resorting to insults, threats and despair the truth always wins.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong> Trolling is futile! 🙂<em><br />
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<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to the new hasbara-class of 2013. Let&#8217;s just hope some of them have more convincing photoshop skills while <a href="http://t.co/sKNo5PNp" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><strong>editing Phillipine women in a bombshelter into more Ashkenazi looking</strong></span></a> ones than the current batch of paintshop-liars.  Soooo embarrassing!</p>
<p>Good luck to the winners of the grants. Know, We&#8217;ll be there to answer all your questions, counter all your vicious attacks, take the blessings of all your insults and in the end, render your efforts into a pathetic counter productive campaign. Some of us for the blessings. Some for the &#8216;lulz&#8217; yet we do it for free. For truth and Justice for Palestine!</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Mazal Tov!</strong></span></p>
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