The IDF Spokesperson to Whom?
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What is the IDF's Spokesperson's Unit? Is it weird that this unit exists? And does the way it sees its purpose match the international community's expectations?
Carrie and Aliza speak with Lt. Col. (Res.) Peter Lerner, former IDF Foreign Media Spokesperson, to understand how the IDF Spokesperson's primary role in selling the military to the Israeli public can come into conflict with the international community's expectations of a government mouthpiece.
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