Makeover: Foreign Ministry report reveals that after the outbreak of the epidemic, Israel was criticized for its conduct, the line changed • "Israel has become a model state"

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The Corona crisis has added points to international media in Israel. This emerges from an interim summary conducted by the Foreign Diplomacy Department at the Foreign Ministry. 

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The report was based on hundreds of reports sent by Israeli embassies around the world in recent weeks. The weighting of the telegrams sent by the Israeli delegations indicates that Israel's coverage has undergone a revolution. At the outbreak of the Corona crisis at the end of January 2020, Boundaries and exclusion of citizens of foreign countries in the first phase, and then the use of telephone security technologies used by the Israeli security services in the fight against terrorism. "

However, the line soon changed. "In the second phase it became Israel must be a model for a country that manages to cope with the medical crisis precisely for the same reasons it has been criticized before. ”Israel was also appreciated for its great efforts in returning its citizens from around the world. 

"Political Opportunity"

The report also notes that the high level of involvement of all media outlets in the Corona crisis has greatly reduced the coverage of international affairs, including the Israeli-Palestinian issue, and this is good for Israel. The report also mentions interfaith cooperation in Israel in the Corona struggle. , Like the famous picture of MDA staff praying side by side with an ultra-Orthodox and a Muslim medic.

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Noam Katz, Deputy Director of Public Diplomacy at the Foreign Ministry, told Israel Today that "in terms of media representation, the Corona can be said to have done good to Israel twice. International discourse has moved to digital media, where Israel operates no less than 850 channels in different languages ​​- So we had a comfortable opening position. Secondly, the Corona allowed the discourse to focus on Israel's benefits, both in science and high-tech and in inter-religious relations. " Foreign Minister Israel Katz added that "the Corona crisis has created an opportunity for the State of Israel to present our tremendous contribution to science and innovation in the world."