Israel condemned over 'European terror' propaganda tweets

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Israel condemned over 'European terror' propaganda tweets



Israeli diplomats in Dublin have drawn criticism after staff used their official Twitter feed to publish a series of doctored images which included a hijab-clad Mona Lisa cradling an enormous rocket.
The pictures – which appeared to have been posted today but were later removed – featured images relating to different European countries and bearing the slogan: “Israel is the last frontier of the free world”.
One of the images showed Michelangelo's statue of David wearing an Arab headscarf and with an explosive belt wrapped round its torso. Accompanying the slogan were the words “Israel now Italy next”.
Another, addressed to Ireland, showed Dublin’s famous Molly Malone statue covered by a full-length black niqab, while a fourth featured what appears to be an armed militant perched on a seaside rock and bearing the words: “Israel now Denmark next”.
The pictures drew instant criticism from some Twitter users. “Time the Irish authorities call ambassador in to reject such hatred,” said one.

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They emerged as part of what appears to be an increasingly aggressive social media campaign being waged by Israeli officials to win a fractious PR ‘war’ with its critics.
Last week the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) tweeted a doctored image which showed the Houses of Parliament under attack from a barrage of rockets.
Andy Slaughter, a Labour MP and secretary of Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group, said at the time: "It seems crass at best. The Israelis are past masters at propaganda. This will bring it home to Members that they have lost all sense of perspective and are out of control."
It was not immediately clear where the doctored image used by Israel’s Dublin diplomats originated. Nor was it clear who tweeted it.
Israel’s ambassador to Ireland, Boaz Modai, told the Telegraph that he could not comment because “we are now in the middle of a war and I have other things to deal with”.
But it is not the first time staff at the Dublin embassy have got themselves into hot water while using social media. In December 2012 officials were forced to remove an update on Facebook which suggested that if Jesus lived in the modern world he would “probably end up being lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians.”
Paul Hirschson, a spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Telegraph that ministry officials had in the past spoken with Mr Modai about the social media strategy pursued by the Irish embassy.
He added that the Foreign Ministry took a very laissez faire attitude towards the social media output of its ambassadorial staff. “Israel encourages its diplomats to have very personal Twitter accounts,” he said.
“This particular item was not part of the official Ministry of Foreign Affairs campaign,” he added. “I didn’t personally like the approach.”

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