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How Israel Turned Eurovision’s Stage Into a Soft Power Tool

11 مايو، 2026 بقلم arabic

Last fall and winter, senior Israeli diplomats urgently contacted officials and television broadcasters across Europe to address a delicate, if unexpected topic: the high camp Eurovision Song Contest. Broadcasters wanted to ban Israel from Eurovision and threatened to boycott the contest over the war in Gaza. Some even accused the Israeli government of unfairly influencing … اقرأ المزيد

Young Americans are embracing ‘Chinamaxxing’. That’s a soft power boost for Beijing

14 يوليو، 2017 بقلم arabic

This article may be meeting you at a very Chinese time in your life. At least, if you’ve spent enough time recently on social media, where the phenomenon of “Chinamaxxing” has swept feeds with videos of people sipping hot water, shuffling around the house in slippers and donning a viral Adidas jacket resembling historic Chinese … اقرأ المزيد