Twitter account run by Israel aimed at Gulf Arabs reaches 10k followers

An Arabic-language Twitter launched launched last month by Israel’s Foreign Ministry as part of diplomatic outreach to the Gulf states has reached 10,000 followers.

The ministry says in a statement that its @IsraelintheGulf handle serves as a “virtual embassy designed to promote dialogue between Israel and the Gulf.”

The posts are a combination of politics, technology, sports, and “other areas of mutual interest including the Iran issue.”

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