hasbarable

English

Etymology

Coined by the former Israeli ambassador to Germany, Yohanan Meroz, from hasbara +‎ -able.

Adjective

hasbarable (comparative more hasbarable, superlative most hasbarable)

  1. (neologism, Israel) Of an Israeli government policy or action, able to be portrayed in a positive light.
    • 2012, Natasha Mozgoyava, “Making Israeli Settlements 'Hasbarable'”, in Haaretz‎:
      Many were busy, and others just simply find excuses to skip any possible controversy. Some things are just not "hasbarable".
    • 2013, Stephen Lendman, “Understanding Israeli Settlements”, in MintPress News‎:
      [Israel] prioritizes making settlements “hasbarable.” Doing so substitutes for addressing issues responsibly.
    • 2015, Gideon Levi, “Israeli Propaganda Isn't Fooling Anyone – Except Israelis”, in Haaretz‎:
      'Hasbara' is the Israeli euphemism for propaganda, and there are some things, said the late ambassador Yohanan Meroz, that are not hasbarable. One of them is Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.

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