Online Games Emerging in Israeli Politics

December 27, 2008

Politically-themed online games were a regular occurrence during the recently concluded presidential race here in the United States.

Our sister-site GameCulture notes that such games are likely to become more popular in Israeli politics, as well. Citing local coverage in Haaretz, GC writes:

Having just selected its candidates for upcoming national elections, Israel's ruling party, the centrist Kadima, is stocking its campaign arsenal with videogames.. the first target is Benjamin Netanyahu [left], chairman of the conservative Likud party...

Israeli political strategists have made careful study of American campaigns and are rushing to fashion their own digitally literate messages. The Obama team's tactics, in particular, are being aped... It'll be interesting to see if this "Obamania" in Israeli campaigning leads to more in-game political advertising.

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houldn’t mix with online games, it takes away the fun of games, games are played by many to have a break from the world but having politics thrown at you while playing will ruin that.

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