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Culture Israelis love photos of triumphant soldiers in Gaza. Everyone else? Not so much
Wholesome photos of soldiers eating in Gazan kitchens did not go over as well in English as they did in Hebrew
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Culture A new Israeli ad makes Gaza look like a Mediterranean paradise — what’s the goal?
Israel might look like it's rethinking its wartime public relations strategy. Not so fast
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Culture ‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse?
Can being hot online really contribute to #freepalestine or #releasethehostages?
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Culture Debate rages over whether a letter from an Israeli hostage to her Hamas captors is a fake. But does it matter?
Danielle Aloni's letter describing her captors' kindness is only the latest in a debate over morality in the war
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Culture Cancel culture comes for a documentary about Jews critical of Israel
'Israelism' exposes attempts to control the narrative about Israel. Now those same forces are coming for the film
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Culture Gal Gadot’s newest movie screening — featuring Hamas atrocities — is drawing criticism
The Israeli movie star is being harshly criticized for ignoring the Palestinian experience.
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Culture Reeling from tragedy and seeking support, Israel has a social media strategy — and it involves a lot of Harry Potter
Three weeks into the war, Israel is posting messages with pop stars, movie stars and a (once) beloved author
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News Israel’s antisemitism envoy urges American Jews to fight in the war for public opinion
Michal Cotler-Wunsh called Israel's release of images of victims slain by Hamas an 'Emmett Till' moment for the Jewish state
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