A new Israeli superhero, named Iron Dome and fashioned out of the blue and white and the star of David in the Israeli flag, has received massive backlash on the internet after being introduced by a pro-Israeli group called ‘StandWithUs.’“Introducing, a new Israeli superhero: Iron Dome, the protector/defender of Israel. In an Instagram post, earlier in the week, Givaty had briefed the event that led to the creation of the cartoon of Iron Dome. She also hoped that Iron Dome would be a symbol of strength, victory and heroism for the children of Israel, in her Instagram post in Hebrew. Iron Dome now has a private account in Instagram with more than 3,000 followers and 15 posts under the name irondome10. Internet backlashWhen StandWithUs tweeted Givaty’s Instagram post, it received massive backlash from the users of the site, many of whom called it propaganda material.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2021 14:15 UTC