Radio Propaganda (HaTizmoret)

The film brings for the first time the story of the Israeli radio station Beit HaShidur (The Broadcast House). With the establishment of the State of Israel and the immigration of Jews from Arab countries, the station was an active site for gathering intelligence and waging political warfare against Arab countries in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. From the outside, it was a radio station that broadcast news and songs in Arabic, whereas in practice, the broadcasts were used by the government for propaganda, psychological warfare, changing public opinion in Arab countries, and activating agents through codes implanted within the broadcasts. Soon the broadcasts became the most terrifying threat that agitated the Arab world’s rulers, and its DJs were named