Elizabeth Tsurkov

Screenshot from SANA, the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Syria’s state news agency is wooing Israelis in Hebrew

Global Politics

Syria’s official news agency, SANA, publishes a website in eight language — including most recently in Hebrew. The Syrian regime added Hebrew, the official language of Israel, to “gain the upper hand in the battle for public opinion.”

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