Israeli Defense Forces Spokesman Puts on Blackface, Calls it ‘Obama-Style’

Sacha Drawta,  a 26-year-old spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces smeared mud on his face from the Dead Sea, took a photo, uploaded it on Facebook and captioned it “Obama-Style”

“You know this is racist, yeah?” one commenter wrote about the photo.

According to ABC News

, the outrage over Dratwa’s photo became so intense he restricted access to his page.

In response to someone on Twitter calling him a racist Sunday, Dratwa wrote, “I’m not a racist, please stop [spreading] lies about me.”

Surprisingly Drawta is in charge of the IDF’s media desk, engaging with Israel’s supporters and detractors through social media.

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