Ep 98 Emily Schrader - Defending Israel
Episode description
Emily is the founder of Social Lite Creative - A digital marketing and strategic consulting firm offering services in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. She is also a columnist for the Jerusalem Post and is on the social media front lines when it comes to defending Israel - and debunking myths, lies, and misinformation that is rampant on all social media platforms. She is also a research fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute, where she researches online hate speech. Emily regularly teaches others the importance of social media in the digital age. Emily has also advised the Israeli parliament (Knesset) on the dangers of antisemitism and terrorist activity on social media.
Throughout this last flare-up in which Hamas attacked Israel, Emily was diligent in debunking widespread lies, putting out informative videos and explaining the situation in a truthful manner to the outside world.
Emily and I discussed:
- The prevalence of misinformation on social media
- The truth about Sheikh Jarrah
- Why Israel is vilified and ousted so unjustly
- Where Gaza's foreign aid goes
- How Emily got into the role she currently holds
- Bella Hadid's propaganda
- Why Jews are indigenous to the region
- The biased media coverage against Israel
And much, much more...
My Take: Many people already have their minds made up when it comes to this conflict. Try to keep an open mind when you listen to this conversation, and see if perhaps you can learn something new about a conflict, that, let's be honest most people know little about but already have their minds made up on. It is crucial that personalities like Emily step up and speak the truth without fear of retribution.