Iran's 'Radio David' Tries to Woo Israelis
Shlomi Eldar comments on a Hebrew-language Iranian website intended to influence Israeli public opinion, recalling the Egyptian radio station that broadcast propaganda in Hebrew in the 60s.
Did you know that “Shimon Peres admits Israel poisoned Arafat?” And that “Sanctions on Iran were abolished?” And that “Assad convened a very dangerous meeting and decided to attack Israel with all its missiles?” (Yes, this is a direct quote.)
All this and more appear on an Iranian Internet news site meant for Israeli eyes. The site is painstakingly well-made and instructive and, like other sites, has news flashes on the screen and sections dedicated to politics, security and culture, along with speeches by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
What I am referring to a Radio Tehran site called Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), which features, among other things, a news broadcast in Hebrew called “Radio David.”
In all seriousness, I looked over the news items and reports on the site several times. I reviewed the words of Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, I scrutinized the large picture of Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi gracing the site — he was the one who compared Jews to monkeys — and I just couldn’t believe my eyes. Do the Iranians really think that this will win over the Israeli public to believe in Iranian righteousness?
