PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND DIASPORA AFFAIRS MINISTRY HOLDS SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE AHEAD OF GAZA FLOTILLA

(Communicated by the Public Diplomacy and Diaspora AffairsMinistry Spokesman). The Public Diplomacy and Diaspora AffairsMinistry yesterday (Tuesday), 28.6.11, held a successful readinessexercise ahead of the Gaza flotilla. In the course of the exercise,Ministry employees summoned Public Diplomacy and Diaspora AffairsMinister Yuli Edelstein to a special situation room that has beenestablished ahead of the flotilla. The situation room is designed todisseminate public diplomacy on the Internet via messages, photos,video clips and additional materials, with emphasis on Diasporacommunities, as well as Jewish organizations and friends of Israelaround the world, that are seeking to assist public diplomacyactivities in their languages and local environments. Participatingin the exercise were professional elements from the Ministry, alongwith representatives from the Prime Minister's Office, the ForeignMinistry, the IDF Spokesperson, the Government Press Office, theJewish Agency and public diplomacy organizations.