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Israel's blonde bombshells and real bombs in Gaza
5 January 2009
Israel’s oiled propaganda-machine was further lubricated by its self-acknowledged decision to select women as their masbirim (misinformation spokespersons) so as “to project a feminine and softer image.” To add some cool glamour to Israel’s hot lies, Tzipi Livni, the state’s foreign minister and a natural blonde, announced, in response to calls for truce: “There is no humanitarian crisis in the [Gaza] Strip, and therefore there is no need for a humanitarian truce.” Yosefa Loshitzky comments for The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Israel's blonde bombshells and real bombs in Gaza