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- The Ministry of Tourism's attempt to market Israel as a cool destination (girls and bikinis) has failed.



- Jewish American students have an increasingly negative image of Israel: -Just 42% believe Israel wants peace.



-Just 38% believe "Israel is civilized and Western".



-Just 31% believe Israel is a democracy. - No less than 21% believe the US should side with the Palestinians.

Here's the story in Hebrew . In a nutshell:Minister Gilad Erdan has organized a secret conference in Jerusalem, with 150 top supporters of Israel. American right wing pollster Frank Luntz [who has earlier stated that Zionism is becoming a dirty word for US elites] presented statistics:The new, or not so new, agenda put forward by Luntz and co: