hasbara

English

Etymology

From Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה (hasbará, literally “explaining”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæzˈbɑ.ɹə/

Noun

hasbara (uncountable)

1. (sometimes derogatory) Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.

   Hypernym: propaganda

   Hasbara detected, opinion rejected.

   • 2015, Gideon Levy, “Israeli Propaganda Isn't Fooling Anyone - Except Israelis”, in Haaretz:

     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.

Derived terms

• hasbarable
• hasbarat
• hasbarist

See also

• Pallywood

Further reading

• hasbara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bashaar