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Neil Lazarus (born 1967) is a British-born Israeli hasbara and communications consultant.[1][2]
Biography
Neil Lazarus earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wales. In 1988, he immigrated to Israel and earned his M.A. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lazarus has served as a consultant for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Defense Forces, the Israel Air Force, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, Jewish Federations, Keshet Television, The World Bank, Harvard University Extension Courses in Israel, Yad Vashem, Hillel, Hadassah, Birthright, the Jewish Agency, UNESCO, reality show The Ambassador,[1] and the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center.
Lazarus is the director of an Israel advocacy website, AwesomeSeminars.com, that has partnered with the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Jewish Agency for Israel in a project aimed at increasing the ability of students to engage in hasbara.[3] Lazarus said that "hasbara is not just the role of government spokespeople. It's the role of the Jewish people."[3] Lazarus travels to colleges around the world, including the United States and Canada,[4][5] to teach students and teachers how best to argue on behalf of Israel.[6]
References
- ^ a b Halkin, Talya. Israel advocacy goes hi-tech The Jerusalem Post, Jul 27, 2005
- ^ Israel, the Diaspora, and Jewish identity, By Danny Ben-Moshe, Zohar Segev, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, p. 2.
- ^ a b Frucht, Leora Eren. It's a war - of words, The Jerusalem Post. May 16, 2002
- ^ Dallek, Jacob. Israel independence celebration meets with protest at U. Illinois, Daily Illini. April 18, 2002
- ^ Zeliger, Shira. University students learn to advocate for Israel Canadian Jewish News. October 31, 2002
- ^ Jewish Educators rethink jobs as diaspora youth stay home. Ha'aretz. January 19, 2001
External links
Categories:- 1967 births
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- British emigrants to Israel
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
- Living people
- Political consultants
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