Caught in media spotlight over role in Israeli program that pays students to spread propaganda online, Israel’s social media chief Daniel Seaman has been suspended over his own crude Facebook posts. Read more about Head of Israel’s “covert” social media program suspended over anti-Japanese Facebook posts
The Israeli army’s cynical propaganda is supposed to distract people from the fact that the vast majority of people in Gaza live in deep poverty due to Israel’s siege. Read more about Israel army publishes fake image of huge “Gaza shopping mall”
The recruitment of Israeli universities and students in covert government propaganda efforts will likely strengthen arguments in favor of the Palestinian call for boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Read more about Israel setting up “covert units” to tweet, Facebook government propaganda
Academic programming to promote Israel’s image abroad shows apartheid state’s desperation. Read more about "Hasbara" courses at Israeli universities exposed in new report
University of California’s President Mark Yudof sees Palestine solidarity activism on campuses as a “problem.” Read more about California university chief admits failure to curb divestment campaigns
Netanyahu promises to implement the recommendations of a prominent think tank with regards to countering international “delegitimization” and boycott initiatives. Read more about Israeli government ramps up anti-boycott fight
The US is now the only Western country that holds favorable views of Israel and in some European countries, including Germany, positive views of Israel are in the single digits. Read more about Israel one of world's most unpopular countries and it's getting worse: BBC survey
A ludicrous Israeli army graphic on Palestinian “terror” included stone-throwing. A remixed version documents just how much real terror — by Israel — Palestinians face. Read more about Remixed: the Israeli army infographic that claimed stone-throwing is “Palestinian terror”
Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism will discuss how Israel can step up its attacks on Palestine solidarity activists. Read more about Israel mulls new strategy on muzzling its critics
Israel practices “institutional and societal discrimination” against its Palestinian citizens: this is the conclusion of the US State Department in its newly-published Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. Read more about US State Department: Israel practices "institutional discrimination"