Etymology

hasbara

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Today it means: Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel. Full definition →

Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromהַסְבָּרָה
  2. English todayhasbara

From Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה (hasbará, literally “explaining”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.