Mark Regev

Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev presents his credentials to the UK Foreign Office. (Israeli Embassy/Twitter)
The making of a hasbara superstar, Israel’s new ambassador to the UK
For the past decade Mark Regev has become Israel’s preeminent government mouthpiece. Now, as the world prepares to mark 50 years of occupation, Netanyahu appoints a hasbara heavyweight to represent him in the UK. By Yoni Mendel I’m not sure Mark Regev is a name Israelis are too familiar with. But around the world he seems…
By +972 Magazine April 26, 2016
Israelis take cover near a bus stop in a street in center Tel Aviv during a siren alarm as a rocket Is launched from Gaza strip, August 3, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
What if Hamas fired rockets at Britain?
When Israeli spokesmen defend the IDF’s actions in Gaza by asking what you would do if rockets rained down on your home, the example of Northern Ireland can serve as one response.  By John Jackson Over the last weeks Israeli government spokesmen have provided cover across international TV and radio airspace for their military onslaught in…
By +972 Magazine August 30, 2014
According to BBC, Israel has no capital – but Palestine does
If you go to the BBC’s website to read about the countries participating in the upcoming London Olympics, you’ll get some interesting information on Israel and Palestine. According to the BBC sports page’s profile on Israel, it simply has no capital, whereas Palestine does have one, in East Jerusalem.   The Israeli Foreign Ministry is of course up…
By Mairav Zonszein July 19, 2012
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Israel’s African problem: An interview with Mark Regev
The full transcript of an interview with Mark Regev, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official spokesman, on the African refugee problem in Israel. In light of the recent events concerning Sudanese refugees in Israel and the outburst of violent demonstrations in Tel Aviv, I have decided to publish an interview I conducted with Israel’s Mark Regev…
By Omar H. Rahman May 24, 2012
Izzie in HolyLand – Part 12: The Press Conference
Regev: Ms. Holyland, it’s time to go. Izzie: Shut up Mark, I know it’s time to go. Don’t push me around, it’s my ass they’re gonna grill out there – not yours. Regev: Sorry, Ms. Holyland. But look at it this way: we’re prepared. We have answers for everything. Just look at the papers if you forget something,…
By Ami Kaufman June 21, 2010
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