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Source: https://jcfa.org/israel-talks-about-awareness-but-still-thinks-in-terms-of-public-diplomacy/
The War Over Israel Is No Longer About Facts
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Aviram Bellaishe - Israel talks extensively about awareness, but the state has not turned this discourse into a coherent doctrine, let alone into an integral part of its national security concept. There is no agreed definition, no clear division of responsibility, no shared professional language, and no architecture connecting all those already operating in this arena. Since October 7, 2023, public diplomacy command centers, volunteers, influencers, spokespersons, Foreign Ministry initiatives, and Jewish communities around the world have mobilized. There is strength, commitment, and civic Zionism in this effort. But a multiplicity of voices is not a substitute for doctrine. All of these efforts matter, but they cannot replace authority, policy, coordination, and measurement. A permanent interagency structure is proposed that would coordinate policy, security, diplomacy, technology, civil society, and diaspora engagement. Its role would be to counter foreign influence and hostile actors while maintaining democratic accountability and avoiding domestic propaganda.