Israel Forced To Apologise To Japan Over Offensive Hiroshima Comments

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54. Seaman was definitely the wrong guy for the job.

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The head of Israel's government PR office. Really?!?... Check out this statement he made in regard to Saeb Erekat. Whatever one's view of the I/P conflict, Erekat did not deserve this comment.

The Guardian:

The gagging order followed a series of trenchant comments made by Daniel Seaman, who recently took up the post of head of Israeli public diplomacy on the internet, over the past few months.

They included a response to a demand by the Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, for an end to new settlement expansion that read: "Is there a diplomatic way of saying 'Go F*** yourself'?"

Somewhat off topic, but something I found interesting, was the paragraph below, presented w/out comment...

Again from The Guardian:

Seaman was known for his abrasive approach to the foreign media when he was director of the government press office. Among his initiatives in his new role is a programme to pay university students to post pro-Israel comments on Facebook, Twitter and other internet sites and forums.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/16/israeli-daniel-seaman-facebook-postings

Apparently Israel has suspended Seaman from his position, as well as ordering that he not speak to the media. Additionally, they have apologized, so at least there is that.

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