Israel launches massive recruitment drive for social media warriors

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Israel launches massive recruitment drive for social media warriors
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/05/launches-initiative-activists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=launches-initiative-activists

MEMO 23 May — Israel has embarked on a massive recruitment drive to support the country's online propaganda campaign one day after its companies were exposed for spreading disinformation https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190516-israel-firm-meddled-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america-elections/  and meddling in the elections of several African, Asian and Latin American countries. The new initiative, which would see the government funding pro-Israel groups overseas, was unveiled by Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, a government arm set up to combat the global rise of pro-Palestinian activism and Israel's poor global image. Launching the initiative, Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan, who is also the public security minister, was quoted by the Times of Israel saying: "I'm proud to launch the first [government] program to support pro-Israel organizations and activists around the world." The plan will "encourage grassroots events and online initiatives against the BDS [boycott] movement https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170316-timeline-international-attempts-to-boycott-bds/  and in support of Israel. I'm certain that this program will give a significant boost to all our supporters around the world who are battling this anti-Semitism and the boycott activists," added Erdan. Details of the tendering process for recruiting pro-Israeli activists was published in the Jewish Chronicle on 17 May a day after Israeli firms were kicked out by social media giant, Facebook, for spreading disinformation by posing as local journalists and influencers working in several African, Asian and Latin American countries.... 
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