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19th January 2013, 09:17 PM
A guide to Hasbara trolls (http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/jonathon-blakeley-a-guide-to-hasbara-trolls.html) Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 9:38AM Gilad Atzmon (http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/author/gilad)
Introduction by Gilad Atzmon: We are all aware of the Hasbara trolls, the Wikipedia Jews and the Israeli http://bp3.blogger.com/_h5L0bq0pIhY/SGw5kaqI3YI/AAAAAAAABUs/lPF7G2687yo/s320/Wikinani.gifNeocon smear outlets. In the following important piece internet expert Jonathon Blakeley explores the vile and destructive impact of Sayanim and Hasbara agents on the social networks. What we really see is a surge of Zio-centric anti- social behaviour in our midst. They are united against humanity, humanism, pluralism, freedom of expression and tolerance basically all those things that are precious to the rest of us.
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/ (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/elite/a-guide-to-hasbara-trolls/)
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/elite/a-guide-to-hasbara-trolls/
by Jonathon Blakeley (http://www.jonathonblakeley.com/)
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/l_4ed41849047142a583b1891833ac19c0-300x131.gif (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/internet/double-agent-infiltrates-anonymous-hackers/attachment/l_4ed41849047142a583b1891833ac19c0/)Hasbara is an Hebrew word defined as explanation. The purpose of Hasbara is to explain and educate western people about the Israeli mission. Hasbara can take many forms, adverts, websites, comments on blogs, letter writing, protests and so on. For a fuller idea of the depth of Habsara check this tool-kit (http://www.webelieveinisrael.org/downloads/42179%20-%20Toolkit%20Final.pdf) from the We Believe in Israel Website (http://www.webelieveinisrael.org/). (made by BICOM (http://bicom.org.uk/)). The difference between propaganda and hasbara? I would say Hasbara is more of a soft sell at first, it seeks to inform, influence and educate the ignorant to the Israeli cause. The narrative of Hasbara has a victimized quality underpinning it, a very passive-aggressive approach, Israel is always defending not attacking. They play the mis-understood victim and invite their critics to attack them. The sub-current being that Israel's message is not understood. Israel views that the reason for this is either lack of education or stupidity. So the Hasbara agents explain until they realise that they are getting nowhere and then respond with disdain and disgust.
Social Strategies http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JulianAssange2_1685386c-300x187.jpg (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wikileaks/profile-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange/attachment/415/)Key individuals are identified, some support Israel others oppose. These are the influencers, on Twitter they are people with over 1 000 followers and over 1 000 tweets. By seeking to influence and control these key individuals, Hasbara agents can influence many many more. Hasbara trolls on twitter try to act as shepherds for the tweeps, making them go this way or that. A troll traditionally on the Internet is someone indulges in off-topic abuse.
a troll is someone who posts inflammatory
extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response
or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
I believe that calling someone - anti-semite or neo-nazi or racist is inflammatory, unless that is their actual beliefs. Hasbara Tactics By controlling information one can control people and the social networks. Hasbara volunteers help to police social networks for Israel. The big media are dealt with through BICOM (http://bicom.org.uk/) and AIPAC, whilst the social media are policed unofficially by the Hasbara troll brigade. Priority is to stop influencers being compromised by anti-Israel sentiment. Hasbara Troll brigade Hasbara Trolls are generally quite polite at first. They pop up when someone is critical of Israel and it's policies or interests. They target, write, engage, educate and insult. From my research it seems that there is some kind of hierarchy of trolls, they have leaders who tell them targets and guide them with their spin. Most work voluntarily but some are paid for by wealthy sponsors. They track topical keywords and persons using public websites such as topsy.com. Problems arise if one rejects the explanations being offered by the trolls, then their troll nature becomes apparent very quickly as they resort to smears and abuse. Hasbara Troll attributes
Supreme point of view
The Hasbara troll knows best
Condescending & Patronising
Socialist (Smart and 'caring')
Do not have to be Jewish but Pro-Israel
Internet experts
Narcissistic
Provocative
Dis-ruptive
Like to ask the questions, not answer questions
Control freaks
Inflamed by anyone being critical of Israel
'Moral' Guardians
Classic insults: Anti-semite, Neo- Nazi, White Supremacist, Holocaust denier
Adept with social networks well trained on IT
Hasbara trolls use internet alerts to warn them when hot keywords are mentioned. Keywords such as Israel, Jewish, Judaism etc. When those words are mentioned they are alerted and they go to investigate who is talking about what. I have seen this happen many times with Gilad Atzmon (http://www.gilad.co.uk), someone will post something from Gilad, shortly afterwards they are bombarded by hasbara trolls. Initially they explain where they had gone wrong and try to 'educate' people with their ideology. Usually they say something like
Much more at link in title.
Introduction by Gilad Atzmon: We are all aware of the Hasbara trolls, the Wikipedia Jews and the Israeli http://bp3.blogger.com/_h5L0bq0pIhY/SGw5kaqI3YI/AAAAAAAABUs/lPF7G2687yo/s320/Wikinani.gifNeocon smear outlets. In the following important piece internet expert Jonathon Blakeley explores the vile and destructive impact of Sayanim and Hasbara agents on the social networks. What we really see is a surge of Zio-centric anti- social behaviour in our midst. They are united against humanity, humanism, pluralism, freedom of expression and tolerance basically all those things that are precious to the rest of us.
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/ (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/elite/a-guide-to-hasbara-trolls/)
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/elite/a-guide-to-hasbara-trolls/
by Jonathon Blakeley (http://www.jonathonblakeley.com/)
http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/l_4ed41849047142a583b1891833ac19c0-300x131.gif (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/internet/double-agent-infiltrates-anonymous-hackers/attachment/l_4ed41849047142a583b1891833ac19c0/)Hasbara is an Hebrew word defined as explanation. The purpose of Hasbara is to explain and educate western people about the Israeli mission. Hasbara can take many forms, adverts, websites, comments on blogs, letter writing, protests and so on. For a fuller idea of the depth of Habsara check this tool-kit (http://www.webelieveinisrael.org/downloads/42179%20-%20Toolkit%20Final.pdf) from the We Believe in Israel Website (http://www.webelieveinisrael.org/). (made by BICOM (http://bicom.org.uk/)). The difference between propaganda and hasbara? I would say Hasbara is more of a soft sell at first, it seeks to inform, influence and educate the ignorant to the Israeli cause. The narrative of Hasbara has a victimized quality underpinning it, a very passive-aggressive approach, Israel is always defending not attacking. They play the mis-understood victim and invite their critics to attack them. The sub-current being that Israel's message is not understood. Israel views that the reason for this is either lack of education or stupidity. So the Hasbara agents explain until they realise that they are getting nowhere and then respond with disdain and disgust.
Social Strategies http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/JulianAssange2_1685386c-300x187.jpg (http://www.zimoz.co.uk/news/wikileaks/profile-wikileaks-founder-julian-assange/attachment/415/)Key individuals are identified, some support Israel others oppose. These are the influencers, on Twitter they are people with over 1 000 followers and over 1 000 tweets. By seeking to influence and control these key individuals, Hasbara agents can influence many many more. Hasbara trolls on twitter try to act as shepherds for the tweeps, making them go this way or that. A troll traditionally on the Internet is someone indulges in off-topic abuse.
a troll is someone who posts inflammatory
extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response
or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
I believe that calling someone - anti-semite or neo-nazi or racist is inflammatory, unless that is their actual beliefs. Hasbara Tactics By controlling information one can control people and the social networks. Hasbara volunteers help to police social networks for Israel. The big media are dealt with through BICOM (http://bicom.org.uk/) and AIPAC, whilst the social media are policed unofficially by the Hasbara troll brigade. Priority is to stop influencers being compromised by anti-Israel sentiment. Hasbara Troll brigade Hasbara Trolls are generally quite polite at first. They pop up when someone is critical of Israel and it's policies or interests. They target, write, engage, educate and insult. From my research it seems that there is some kind of hierarchy of trolls, they have leaders who tell them targets and guide them with their spin. Most work voluntarily but some are paid for by wealthy sponsors. They track topical keywords and persons using public websites such as topsy.com. Problems arise if one rejects the explanations being offered by the trolls, then their troll nature becomes apparent very quickly as they resort to smears and abuse. Hasbara Troll attributes
Supreme point of view
The Hasbara troll knows best
Condescending & Patronising
Socialist (Smart and 'caring')
Do not have to be Jewish but Pro-Israel
Internet experts
Narcissistic
Provocative
Dis-ruptive
Like to ask the questions, not answer questions
Control freaks
Inflamed by anyone being critical of Israel
'Moral' Guardians
Classic insults: Anti-semite, Neo- Nazi, White Supremacist, Holocaust denier
Adept with social networks well trained on IT
Hasbara trolls use internet alerts to warn them when hot keywords are mentioned. Keywords such as Israel, Jewish, Judaism etc. When those words are mentioned they are alerted and they go to investigate who is talking about what. I have seen this happen many times with Gilad Atzmon (http://www.gilad.co.uk), someone will post something from Gilad, shortly afterwards they are bombarded by hasbara trolls. Initially they explain where they had gone wrong and try to 'educate' people with their ideology. Usually they say something like
Much more at link in title.