A group of HU students have decided to fix Israels PR and alleviate medias misinformation by launching a facebook tool – Israelpedia to promote Israel from a more realistic perspective.   The students, currently StandWithUs Fellows, have already signed up 3,000 Facebook friends using the application.

When you think that the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs only joined Twitter last week, you’ll figure out how vital this tool is for the country’s PR!  How does it work?  Israpedia takes over your status message on Facebook and makes updates for you with interesting facts about Israel.

Unlike the media circus out there, this news focuses on all the other sides of Israel – the great inventions, brilliant achievements etc… rather than its war statistics.

These students  show Israel and the world that we all have the potential to make this country a better place – that if no-one stands up to tell the world what  an awesome country we are, then how on earth will the world ever find out?

• Did you know? Israel is the second biggest book publisher per capita in the world.
• Did you know? There are over 200 wineries in Israel – of all sizes – producing red, white vintages, and sparkling wines.
• Did you know? The Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel is the only comprehensive, highly specialized care hospital of its kind in the Middle East, dedicated exclusively to the well-being of all children and adolescents

Tell us what you think after you check out their facts page here and join up!