IsraelPolitik is an official

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of the Consulate General of Israel in

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, and the second blog to be administered by the Israeli Consulate’s media and public affairs team.New blog presents plight of Israelis in Sderot
By Josh Hamerman, June 21, 2007. It was initiated by

David Saranga David Saranga ( he, דוד סרנגה) (born February 18, 1964) is Israel's ambassador in Romania. He served as the Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President of the State of Israel, Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, and former Head of European Parliamen ...

, Consul for Media and Public Affairs, following the launch of

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, which was the first official blog to ever be created by a government. IsraelPolitik covers political news in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

by posting up-to-date news clips, official briefs, and exclusive articles and interviews.Exploring Social Media: Live Citizens Press Conference on Twitter
The Blog Herald, by Lorelle VanFossen, December 31, 2008. The site was launched on May 18, 2007 and is maintained on a frequent basis.IsraelPolitik
March 18, 2009.

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IsraelPolitik is one of the tools Israel’s

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and Consulate in New York are using in order to reach new audiences. In an interview with the

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during the war in Gaza in January 2009, Consul David Saranga at the Israeli Consulate in New York was quoted saying: “Since the definition of war has changed, the definition of

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has to change as well.”The Toughest Q’s Answered in the Briefest Tweets
New York Times, by Noam Cohen, January 3, 2009.

IsraelPolitik on Twitter

The blog garnered a slew of high-profile media attention and coverage during the war in Gaza from December 2008 to January 2009, when the Israeli Consulate in New York conducted the first-ever citizen press conference on

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, and posted the transcript on IsraelPolitik.Israeli Military Takes to the Web
ABC.com, By Ki Mae Heussner, January 2, 2009.Winning the media war
by Rachel Shabi, January 10, 2009. The Twitter press conference, initiated by Consul

,Internet, l'autre zone de guerre d'Israël
Le Figaro, by Laurent Suply, December 31, 2008. was designed to answer people’s questions about

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in a series of brief “tweets”, as part of a

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effort to reach tech-savvy audiences.Israel uses YouTube, Twitter to share its point of view
CNN.com, by Samira J. Simone.Israeli Consulate to hold public press conference via Twitter
, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, by Daniel Sieradski, December 29, 2008.Battlefront Twitter
, Jerusalem Post, By Haviv Rettig Gur, December 30, 2008.

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IsraelPolitik attracts users from more than 85 countries from across the globe, including

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

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