Israel has launched a public diplomacy counterattack in response to Israel Apartheid Week, held by Palestinian sympathizers on university campuses around the world during various periods between Feb. 20 and March 11. Eighty Israelis, including actor Aki Avni, national security experts, new immigrants, and Arab Israelis, will depart for 20 countries on three continents to engage in dialogue with students and journalists.
“The government spokesperson in a suit does not work in such places. We have identified the kinds of people who are effective—people on the ground who can meet with students,” said Gal Ilan, a spokesman for the Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Ministry.
—Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JointMedia News Service